Holding Memories Facilitator : Shanik Tanna

Part 1  // Photo walk
July 27, 2024
5pm - 8pm ET
at BAAA!
(300 Campbell Avenue, Unit 114, Toronto)


Part 2 // Archiving
August 2, 2024
6pm - 9pm ET
at Recess Community
(401 Richmond St W, Suite 354)

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Shanik is committed to enhancing community engagement through creative exploration. He co-founded Recess Community, and he creates experiences through creative workshops, artist showcases, video production, photography, music production, and creative technology. 

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Navigating memory and identity: a hybrid storytelling approach combining film and photography and digital media.

Join us for an immersive film photography workshop series that explores the intersection of memory, identity, and collective storytelling. Through a unique blend of analog and digital techniques, we'll embark on a photowalk and engage in thought-provoking discussions about the spaces where memories reside.


📸 Capture moments through film and digital storytelling

🖼️ Explore physical and digital memory spaces 

🤝 Co-create narratives through collaborative learning


    This workshop has two parts, it is not mandatory to register for both. 


    Part 1 - Photowalk: July 27, 5-8 pm, IN-PERSON at BAAA (300 Campbell Avenue, Unit 114)
    • Hands-on experience in photography as we embark on a photowalk together
    • Collaborative discussions on preserving and sharing personal and collective narratives
    • Starting at BAAA, walking north towards Wadsworth park, then circling back to BAAA. 
    • Please come prepared to walk around for 2 hours, rain or shine. Bring a water bottle, hat, rain coat, comfortable shoes, or whatever else you need. We will provide light snacks.
    • Don’t forget a camera of your choice! Film, digital, even phone cameras, whichever you prefer. 


    Part 2 - Archive: August 2, 6-9 pm, IN-PERSON at Recess Community (401 Richmond Street W, Suite 354)
    • Create tangible memories through physical and digital processing techniques, and collaborative archiving of photos taken from the photowalk
    • If you are only attending Part 2, you can use other photos of your own
    • Collaborative discussions on preserving and sharing personal and collective narratives

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    Photos by Shanik & Lily