Group 109
In 2002, a group of 12 babies journeyed from China to Canada to be adopted by Canadian families. They were labeled as “Group 109.”
Despite starting their lives together, they grew into very different people.
Group 109 explores the identities of each group member and questions whether it’s nature or nurture that forms a person.
Catherine – depicts her love for theatre, fairy tales, her family, and teaching.
Kathleen – a depiction of her struggle with identity, specifically the clash between Newfoundland and Chinese culture.
Sierra – a depiction of the many belief systems she has collected throughout her life. This includes soft determinism, the butterfly effect, the red string of fate, the multiverse, and more.
Angelina – her greatest ambition is to travel around the world, but she has yet to leave home for the first time.
Trina – her calendar is the most important tool to organize her intense routine of school, lab work, figure skating, coaching, socializing, and living.
Jade – an illustration that forewarns the danger of bed-rotting.
Yasi – an illustration depicting the chaotic energy that is always inside their head.
Jordan – a hypothetical black tattoo containing imagery, symbols, and objects relating to their character, value, or memories.
Cat – an illustration depicting her cottage life in Muskoka, where she feels the most at peace.
Natalie – an ode to her career in biology and how this passion stemmed from early childhood where she grew up around various animals and critters.
Shelby – represents her tendency to curate her self-image; branding herself through the “uniforms” she has created throughout her life.