Roadside Shrine, 2000-2006
Performance
“This performance is a result of my continuous research about connotations of the ‘spontaneous memorials’ and expression of the public sentiment in response to catastrophic events. I am interested in the immediate, temporary and ephemeral nature of these shrines as well as in the idiosyncratic or often commoditized offerings that create emotional impacts and sense of purpose.”
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Mindmine, 2002
Installation; silk banners, cotton pillows, coin-operated kiddie ride (custom paint, white elephant) hand-built ceramic vessels, sea salt, rice, beans, wooden wine boxes, dollies, bed springs and collapsible shopping cart
“I created an installation that methodically filled the gallery with thousands of hand-cast ceramic objects that I had ‘mined’ from street vendors, 99-cent discount shops and Chinatown souvenir shops. It is the continuation of my exploration of the historical relationships between people and everyday domestic objects, which I find most prevalent in the transient cross-cultural merging of the urban street commerce.”
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