This body of work is a mixed-media collage installation of multiracial people, specifically those who are of mixed minority-majority race. I started this project by conducting open-ended interviews with mixed race students, gathering quotes and taking their portraits. Through this project, I wish to represent the diverse experience of biracial people in their own words, thereby proposing a more diverse view of the world, highlighting and humanizing the experiences of those who tend to fall between the cracks of racial discourse. I also wish to find common ground with others who, like myself, feel like they do not have a place on either side of racial discourse. As echoed by these students, our experiences are not just a combination of two experiences, but distinct in themselves, accompanied by their own unique challenges and joys.

Through my research I have found that mixed race people are in a particularly special position to bridge the gap between majority-minority groups, in our context at Wheaton and in broader race conversations.
Multi-racial people offer a lot to these conversations because they uniquely understand experiences across minority-majority boundaries. In this way, mixed race people have innate skills that should be highlighted and tapped into. Mixed race people are key components in building racially diverse friendships. I have seen this in my own life and in the lives of many of my friends. I believe that we can only accomplish true inter-cultural unity through lasting friendships where cultures are realized and not just theorized.
There are three elements to this work: the installation, column, and 🗹 Other book
This work was on display in the Walford Galleries, Wheaton College, IL from April 11-28th. 
The Installation
Installation Left Wall
Medium: digital photo prints, laser cut acrylic, vinyl cut letters, and risograph prints mounted on acrylic plexiglass with acrylic paint
Total Dimensions: 149 x 93.5 inches
Individual Dimensions: 24 x 48-60 inches
Installation Right Wall
Medium: digital photo prints, laser cut acrylic, vinyl cut letters, and risograph prints mounted on acrylic plexiglass with acrylic paint
Total Dimensions: 149 x 93.5 inches
Individual Dimensions: 24 x 48-60 inches
Installation detail photos
Column
Column
Medium: laser print photos, Mod podge, acrylic plexiglass shelf, vinyl cut title and acrylic paint
Total Dimensions: 15.5 inches x 10 ft
✓ Other Book
✓ Other Book Cover
Medium: perfect bound booklet, 36 pages, glossy cover, matte pages, limited edition 25 copies
Total Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Book spreads
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