The Things We Brought, The Things They Never Said

Artists: Adrian Delgado, Sam Lee, Jenny Meng, Remi Siv, and Sophie Wu

Curator: Tian Tian

Exhibition Dates: September 15–October 31, 2025

EAHR (Ethnocultural Art Histories Research) is proud to present the vitrine exhibition, The Things We Brought, The Things They Never Said, on the themes of migration and diaspora. The display brings together the work of five artists—Adrian Delgado, Sam Lee, Jenny Meng, Remi Siv, and Sophie Wu—and is the initiative of Tian Tian, a graduate of Concordia’s BA Art History program. This is the first exhibition Tian has curated. 

“This exhibition gathers the intimate fragments of migration: songs steeped in inherited grief, images composed of nostalgia and surreal memory, and artworks that turn food into a language of care. In a single vitrine, five artists from diasporic backgrounds examine what crosses borders—not just physically, but emotionally. They ask: What did we bring with us? What did our parents leave unsaid? And how do we carry all of it—trauma, expectation, resilience, and love?” writes Tian.

A curator and artists talk and finissage will take place on October 30, 5 to 7 pm at the Jarislowsky Institute (EV 3.711).

EAHR’s activities are generously supported by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky institute for Studies in Canadian Art and the Concordia University Research Chair in Critical Curatorial Studies and Decolonizing Art Institutions.

Contact: ethnoculturalarts@gmail.com