Casey Wei

A conversation with SFU artist Casey Wei

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Last month, Casey Wei, an SFU Master of Fine Arts alum and a current PhD student in Contemporary Arts, was awarded the Philip B. Lind Emerging Prize for her work, The Zhang Clan 张家族. This experimental documentary project focuses on the experiences of her family members following their departure from China after the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. The Peak had an opportunity to speak to Wei last week to learn more about the inspirations and work behind The Zhang Clan, her ongoing projects, as well as her experiences as an SFU student. The…

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