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Artist: Harmeet Rehal
Category: Temporary Public Art Projects
Address: Williams Pkwy and James Potter Rd

I've re-imagined traditional south Asian/ indo-Caribbean garlands that are used in moments of celebration and adornment, to specifically honor queer and trans south Asians/ indo-Caribbean kin who are so deserving of their flowers. I specifically blend the use of traditional marigold garlands with non-traditional elements like hibiscus and cowrie shells to honor the connections we have to these elements across homelands and diaspora​s globally.

image of Khar (home), 2023

Harmeet is a working class, trans, and disabled, Sikh-Panjabi artist, educator and organizer who grew up in Brampton, ​but now lives in Toronto. Their arts practice is grounded in disability justice and imagines portals to an otherwise where we can show up as our full embodied selves.