November 30 - December 4, 2022
From the Doolin Gallery:
“Through “Phan Phan Phan ’til her daddy takes the T-bird away,” the artist invites viewers to a recollection of her experiences outside her birthplace. Her ironic reality of living in another country with different cultures and traditions shaped her cognition and previously held ideas about herself and her identity, making her wonder whether she is the same person who left her nation.
To conserve her national identity and fight back against the misperceptions about her country, she utilized her art to recreate her homeland and demonstrate her nation’s authentic values. Her installation also attempts to honor the fortune and privileges she once enjoyed and never appreciated, leading her to leave a country and family she loved for a dream that was not real.
The artist’s artwork tries to portray the illusion of peacefulness she gained, which hides her internal struggles and is filled with nostalgia; her personal growth distances her from her roots. Is the cost justified?
Her time in this country revealed that the most significant loss of her nation was losing the promising future of their young generation and motivated her to use her platform to express what it feels like not to have control over the types of opportunities available to foreigners. The hard reality is that these young talents leave the homeland seeking to improve the quality of their lives in a place constantly battling their presence and using them for personal gain.
Every work represents her thoughts and reflections on the relationship between her heritage, culture, and identity to develop and adapt to a new location. Moreover, this exhibition is an obituary for her past self and her innocence, and the rebirth of her new version that she found thanks to those loved ones who supported her during her time in this nation. The artist now embraces her chosen path and is using her life experiences to create art that honors her ancestors and her newfound family.”
Reception: November 30, 2022 | 6–8 pm
6101 Bishop
Dallas, 75205 Texas
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