Empty Spaces that Fill My Heart is an ongoing photographic documentation project dedicated to collecting images of discarded or semi abandoned and half forgotten places. It primarily engages with Chinese-Canadian malls and plazas built in the late 90s and early 2000s in Richmond; malls that were heavily influenced by the aesthetics of that time period in Hong Kong. The goal of this project began as a study in light, composition and color, grew into a contemplative reflection of nostalgia as I find myself drawn to these derelict halls and food courts. Most of the photographs depict shared spaces that hold personal memories and are meant to evoke a bygone era as the demographic of Richmond continues to shift as migrants from mainland China continue to grow; a phenomenon paralleled with Hong Kong. As the erasure of Hong Kong's identity and culture by the CCP continues, the last vestiges of 'home' are survived by these cultural enclaves such as Richmond.