A grainy, black-and-white archival photograph of Japanese Canadians departing from the Slocan City train station. A large crowd on the platform waves to individuals leaning out of the windows of a Canadian Pacific passenger train. Large, stylized letters "D", "I", and "S" are superimposed over the scene in transparent white and bold red.

DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed

DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed pairs concurrent group exhibits at the Nikkei National Museum and the Legacy Gallery, Victoria, bringing together work from contemporary artists exploring the lasting influence of the Second World War on Nikkei communities globally.

Through installation, video, sculpture-informed 2D/3D work, performance, illustration, and text-based practices, participating artists engage inherited memory, cultural continuity, and intergenerational experience.

Karasawa Gallery, NNMCC – Sept 20, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027

Japanese Canadian artists reflecting on the enduring impact of the 1940s uprooting and dispossession and its continuing influence on identity, memory, and artistic practice.

Legacy Gallery Victoria – Sept 19 – Dec 5, 2026

Artists from the Past Wrongs Future Choices artists and scholars residency programs at the University of Victoria.

SAVE THE DATE: Sept 19, 2026 for a virtual opening of both exhibits from 3:00-5:00 PM.

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「DIS – displaced, dispersed, dispossessed (追放・拡散・喪失）」

二会場同時開催

バーナビー、日系博物館：2026年9月20日 ～2027年 2月28日

ビクトリア、Legacy Gallery：2026年9月19日～12月5日

本展は、第二次世界大戦が世界各地の日系人コミュニティに与えた深遠で永続的な影響を探求する企画展です。インスタレーション、映像、パフォーマンス、テキストといった多角的なメディアを通じて、受け継がれた記憶、文化的連続性、そして世代を超えた体験に向き合います。