'It has so much baggage': Hijab scrutinized in art installation at SkyTrain station

The next time you’re on the SkyTrain and pull up to the Stadium-Chinatown station, look up. 

There’s an eye-catching photo installation along the platform, featuring shots of the same woman wearing layers of hijabs, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women.

In each photo, the woman adds a new colourful hijab. Her expression is blank and there’s a sense of absurdity as her head becomes ensconced in fabric.

“The main focus is in the eyes,” said Durrah Alsaif, the artist behind the installation. Alsaif used her own