Seeing th	e	Light
View exhibition selection		In 2003, Tania initiated a photographic project documenting Japanese tourists in Yellowknife. The project, entitled "Seeing the Light", will describe how the Japanese experience Canada’s North, and in so doing introduce Japanese culture to Yellowknifers. The photographs will be exhibited at the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre in Yellowknife in May 2004. The annual winter influx of some 8,000 Japanese tourists has become a part of the lives of Yellowknifers and yet little is known about our visitors, or why they come here. The aim of the project is to introduce Yellowknifers to nuances of Japanese culture, explore Yellowknife's appeal, and capture the more private and meaningful moments of the City's famous visitors. The project is being funded by an Arts Council grant awarded by the Government of the Northwest Territories. For an intriguing look at Japanese culture and an overview of the project, click here. To read Brook Carpenter's ethnography on Japanese tourism in the Northwest Territories, click here.			Home Site Map Links Contact Us Webmaster Free Screensaver
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