The following is the October blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny's Residency, click here. Growing up I couldn’t differentiate the roots of American Thanksgiving from Canadian Thanksgiving. For as long as I could remember, the idea of a festival that celebrates the harvest was often overlayed with the image of young people dressed up as colonizers …
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The following is the September Blog Post by our John Howard Society Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny’s Residency, click here. In 2007, comedian, Mo’nique filmed a comedy special, “I Coulda Been Your Cellmate.” at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. A penitentiary where 80% of the women had a history of abuse, mental illness, and substance use. At numerous points in the …
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Lady at Tim Horton’s by Johnny D Trinh Tim Hortons was closedSo she paced back and forthCrossed the streetCrossed back againStaring at the coffee house signSeeking something I feared eye contact could not answer The young and the drunkPulled on the doorsWalked passed herWalked through herInvisible If the bus had not left without meWhile I stood at its doorInvisibleInvisible in the rainI …
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The following is the May Blog Post by John Howard Society Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To learn more about Johnny’s Residency, visit the Artist in Residence page. In 1997, Jann Arden released her album “Happy?” At the time, I was 16, living a very rigid, obedient life. I was just beginning to learn what resistance was, and how much I would have to fight to simply exist. …
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The following is the March Blog Post by John Howard Society Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To learn more about Johnny's Residency, visit the Artist in Residence page. Stigma “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person” -Oxford Dictionary Stigma- the walls around my residency. Stigma- the dirty lens that prevents me from looking …
The following is the February blog post by Inclusive Community Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny's Residency, click here. Photo by Johnny Trinh “I helped build this building.” “I’ve been off heroin for 10 days.”. “I stay with my brother sometimes.” “I painted the artwork on the walls.” “I used to live in Saskatchewan, in a haunted house!” “My family and I don’t get …
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