Snack Witch Joni Cheung, Kev Liang, and Xiao Han | On the Menu

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Snack Witch Joni Cheung, “bring back as souvenirs,” 2019-ongoing

(Photo Credit: 2024, Danny Luong, The New Gallery) (courtesy of the artist)

Opening Reception: January 25, 2025 | 7PM

Whether a quiet weekday lunch, a late night take out, or a celebratory dinner, Chinese restaurants are embedded in a socio-cultural fabric as a consistent and ongoing space to find nourishment and gathering. It is in the moment of gathering that we find the time to connect, to commune, and to care. On the Menu utilises personal, familial and communal histories of Chinese restaurants, the people that own and operate them, and the communities that exist within them as a means to challenge the perspective of hierarchical understandings of labour and to celebrate community care. Within backdrops of Chinese restaurants Snack Witch Joni Cheung, Kev Liang, and Xiao Han invite viewers into the repetitive acts of restaurant kitchens, the intimate moments shared between families, and intergenerational memories that weave together a community spirit as a means to explore the connecting lines of displacement, gathering, migration, and community.