Chinatown Anti-Displacement Garden (2021)
The FUTURES of SPACE (2021) by Hannia Cheng
a part of unpruned tomato vines presented with Tea Base
 

A short film documenting the love and care that goes into the Chinatown Anti Displacement Garden happenings this year. Take a peek into Tea Base and Friends of Chinatown Toronto’s (FOCT) third year of placemaking in Chinatown Centre’s courtyard, how we organize, what vegetables we decide to grow, and all the unexpected stories that unfold along the way. 
Register for the Mayworks Festival Short Film Pass to receive direct links to the short films a part of this year’s festival and zoom registration links for the accompanying artist talks.

Join Hannia Cheng at unpruned tomato vines: A conversation on Monday, May 31st.

Hannia Cheng
 Hannia Cheng is a multidisciplinary artist, space maker, and host/MC born and raised in Tkaronto/Toronto. At the intersection of relationships and reciprocity, their practice focuses on art as the common ground in which we build capacity to make stuff up and make shit happen. Hannia is curious about ways of resilience and the speculative-futures that exist in the greater unknown of our daily lives. They’ve collaborated with Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Pride, Toronto Biennial, Nuit Blanche Scarborough, Toronto Fringe Festival, Manifesto Festival, Bricks & Glitter Festival and more. Hannia is the Co-Founder of Tea Base, a curious community arts space and collective based out of Chinatown Centre. They currently organize with Friends of Chinatown Toronto (FOCT), a grassroots group working to build community power and resist displacement in Chinatown.