This portrait, represented as a chart, expresses 93 different ethnic origins as declared by Canadians in the 2001 census by Statistics Canada. Census data provides a storehouse of information that can be translated into a full-bodied cultural reading of our national identity, one that reflects our true colours. As such, every Canadian who identified their origin participated in the construction of the artwork. The result is a multi-coloured, multi-cultural, visualization that is both intimate and panoramic allowing for a micro and macro reading of what it is to be Canadian.

Commissioned and exhibited by Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON as part of its visual art program from May-July 2007.

Collaborators: Angela Iarocci, Claire Ironside