Light from Scarborough

Light from Scarborough is a reflective video essay developed by DMG Educator-in-Residence, Myuri Srikugan in response to the exhibition Doris McCarthy: New Light (May 7 - July 7, 2024). Exploring themes of community, travel, and creative experimentation, this 9-minute film considers McCarthy’s legacy through conversations with a new generation of Scarborough-based creatives, including Ziyaad Haniff, Noor Khan, and Niya Abdullahi. Light from Scarborough explores the impacts of community and identity on their individual creative practices.

Filming locations include: the University of Toronto Scarborough’s Ma Moosh Ka Win Valley Trail, the Doris McCarthy Gallery, and Doris’ beloved home and studio, Fool’s Paradise.

This project is generously supported by Scarborough Arts.

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Myuri Srikugan is an emerging Tamil-Canadian digital artist, specializing in documentary exploration and emotional healing through digital media.

Ziyaad Haniff is a creative director and digital storyteller based in Toronto who uses his diverse creative experiences to champion pursuits of self-expression and entrepreneurship within his growing community.

Noor Khan is a community-engaged multidisciplinary artist who uses art and design as a collaborative process to cultivate community and reconnect with people, land, and global Indigenous value system(s).

Niya Abdullahi is a multidisciplinary artist, technologist, and the founder of @Habasooda, a collective dedicated to sharing the richness of the Muslim experience. Her work evokes memory, both past, present, and future, in connection with diasporic experience and ancestral awakenings.