Vivian Han*Tat premium heavyweight tee (in support of ASSIST)

This premium heavyweight tee is both durable and Soft thanks to its ring-spun cotton material. Special artist edition for the exhibition, Bowl Cuts and 爆炸裝 (baau3 zaa3 zong1).
designed by the artist Vivian Han*Tat.

A portion of the proceeds from the shirt sales will go to ASSIST – Community Services Centre in Edmonton. AB.

(https://assistcsc.org)

ASSIST is committed to serving and enhancing the lives of newcomers’ families through quality programs & services in Edmonton. Our primary mandate is to assist immigrants to facilitate their successful integration into mainstream society through support and practical settlement services. We strive to provide integrated and comprehensive programs to promote the health and well being of immigrants of all ages, cultures and ethnic backgrounds.

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Remembering Chinatown salon chairs, double-stacked with Yellow Pages as booster seats, and home “salons” where one of the first rites of passage into Asian identity begins with a bowl cut. And then bang trims, tight perms, and DIY dyes.

See also: catalogues with loops of synthetic hair; candy in the salon chair; magazine cut-outs of Asian beauty trends; the smell of perm solution, box dyes from Asian grocery stories.

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Vivian Han*Tat (@thrvht) is an interdisciplinary visual artist whose work exists between 2D and 3D, bridging where our world and the digital lasso meet. Her work combines elements of photography, graphic design, and render; transporting viewers from nostalgic IRL memories to surreal futures of the WWW.

https://www.thrvht.com

Size guide preview (Imperial)

• 100% combed ring-spun cotton
• Charcoal Heather and Carbon Grey is 60% cotton and 40% polyester
• Fabric weight: 6.5 oz/yd² (220 g/m²)
• 20 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• 1 × 1 rib at collar
• Single-needle edge stitch 7/8″