2022
Mixed media on Vietnamese silk, chiffon, and denim applique
Mẹ means mother in Vietnamese. This is a painting inspired by a photo of my mother in 1986. She and my father fled Vietnam by foot and ended in the Philippines before ending up in the US. This photo was a part of a photo album encapsulating that time. My painting is a response to that memory. How has 35 years change the narratives we hold for each other and for ourselves.