In-Between
Self-Portrait Masks and Video by Miya Turnbull. 2019. She uses masks, face paint and layered images to create a Self-Portrait in video form, exploring her identity as mixed Japanese/Caucasian.
This was screened at Photophobia- Contemporary Moving Images Festival, Aug 2020 co-presented by Hamilton Artists Inc and the Art Gallery of Hamilton. This video also has been shown at the Craig Gallery in Dartmouth, NS as part of a group exhibit entitled, "I am What I am" curated by Brandt Eisner, September 2020, and in July 2021 at a group exhibit with the same name, at the Ice House Gallery in Tatamagouche, NS. It was also on display at Gallery 101 in Ottawa, Ontario for an exhibit called Behind Between Beyond, running from July 31-Aug 28th, 2021.
Most recently this was a New Media official selection for the Mixed Asian Media Festival, Sept 15- 19, 2021. They are based in the US but the festival was presented virtually world-wide.
Miya is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. To see more of her artwork, please check out her website: www.miyaturnbull.com and her instagram page: @miyamask
