1988 is one of my life’s magical years. I had recently immigrated to Canada, and after a stay in Ottawa, I decided to move to Vancouver. My English was like now, strong accent with people responding by an interrogative ’Whaaaat?’ to anything I said. I arrived financially precarious, with no access to public funding (that went naturally with the immigrant part), I knew in total one person, and yet, in this fragile and curiously powerful state, it was here, unbelievably, in this far away land, that I found my roots.
Right from my arrival, events unfold quite rapidly, there was a form of evidence, easiness, almost destiny to it. I started to meet other artists, and day after day the puzzle of my life fell into place. I met a community that has been the most generous, creatively and spiritually, that I have ever encountered: Grant Strate, Cornelius Fisher Credo, Peter Bingham, Dianne Miller, Chantal Deeble, Judith Marcuse, Jay Gower Taylor, Nancy Bryant, Louise Bentall, Lola MacLaughlin, Reid Anderson, Patti Hines, Rita Bozi, Olivia Thorvaldson, Jackie Nell and so many more…
Hi Serge,
What about Harvey? How come he didn’t make the list? That’s okay, we still love you.
xxxjenng