“La Sirena, Irma” oil on canvas, 42×54 inches, oil on canvas by Vivian Reiss
El Museo del Jardín de la Humanidad was a show of portraits of immigrant Mexican farm workers who plant and harvest in Southern Ontario’s farms and nurseries, along with paintings of Reiss’ farm garden in Toronto. The Show was sponsored and organised by the Consulate of Mexico and The Cultural Attache of Mexico.
“Juan” oil on canvas, 42×54 inches, oil on canvas by Vivian Reiss
The Museum of the Garden of Humanity is a heartfelt project in which Reiss created intimate portraits of the often anonymous migrant farm workers who travel from Mexico to sow, tend and harvest agricultural fields in Canada. The artworks illuminate the connection between human endeavour and the land on which we depend
Reiss displays 6 portraits of Mexican men and women who travel to Canada for 8 months of the year as agricultural workers. Through the portraits, we are offered a compelling and intimate artistic engagement with these individuals, our connection to the land we live on, the food we eat, and greater North America’s social, cultural and economic structures.
“Victor” oil on canvas, 42×54 inches, oil on canvas by Vivian Reiss
“Hilda Luna” oil on canvas, 42×54 inches, oil on canvas by Vivian Reiss
“Macario” oil on canvas, 42×54 inches, oil on canvas by Vivian Reiss