Lotus Laurie Kang: In Cascades

- In Cascades contains installation shots of Canadian artist Lotus Laurie Kang's poignant first European solo show at Chisenhale Gallery, London 1 June - 30 July 2023, and two previously unseen photographic series - This, Lotus Laurie Kang's first book, features contributions from award-winning poet CAConrad, author Estelle Hoy, curator Victoria Sung, Kang's exhibition curator Amy Jones, Director of Chisenhale Gallery Zo?Whitley, and Executive Director of Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Matthew Hyland - A beautiful hardback book with an exposed spine, highly reflective cover and multiple paper types Accompanying the first solo exhibition in Europe by Canadian artist Lotus Laurie Kang, In Cascades brings together original and poignant material including two never-before-seen photographic series; concrete poetry by the award-winning CAConrad; an insightful and personal interview with Kang conducted by CAConrad; and an essay by Estelle Hoy, writer and author of Pisti, 80 Rue de Belleville (After 8 Books, 2020). These contributions feature alongside original texts by the exhibition's curator Amy Jones and Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive's Senior Curator Victoria Sung, as well as a foreword co-authored by Zo?Whitley, Director of Chisenhale Gallery, London, and Matthew Hyland, Executive Director of Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. From genetics and family migrations to memory-conjuring foods, In Cascades is a testament to the political and emotional forces that shape a single person.