Zhaoyi Kang and Canadian Citizen

Kang: Passersby stop to see what Toronto artist Zhaoyi Kang is doing with the bananas. "As a Canadian citizen but born in Beijing, China, the distinction of identity is a problematic one for Kang; no longer Chinese enough for those in China and, with imperfect English, not yet a native Canadian," the website describing Kang art explained. "The Well is a stand-in for the predicament that the artist faces, according to CBC. Being trapped in The Well during the performance is a metaphor for the artist trapped identity at a time of transition from one culture to another." The Well is a durational performance by Toronto artist Zhaoyi Kang. The performance piece by the Beijing-born artist uses the banana as a metaphor for Asian immigrant in Canada, the CAFKA website said. People were welcome to take a banana as Kang worked on his piece outside Kitchener City Hall. Kang is a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto and he is pursing a double major in studio and economics. "Kang likes to use artwork as a powerful tool to reveal social problems. Nearby, two young children munched on bananas as they wore toques on the chilly day and watched him work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.