Scattering/Collecting
Post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha argues that, “‘in-between’ spaces provide the terrain for elaborating strategies of selfhood...that initiate new signs of identity...” "Scattering/Collecting” presents the work of Chinese American adoptees: Allison Carl, Talia Connelly, Madeleine Conover, Eva Lin Fahey, Jillian Hammer, Mia Kaplan, Katie Mongoven, Alison Staffin, and Ari Zuaro. Together, they have come together to create an exhibition that transforms the gallery at Da Vinci Art Alliance into a “third space;” a place to gather, fortify self and forge community.
Through ceramic, textile, print, and painting, artists Madeleine Conover, Eva Fahey, and Katie Mongoven, explore the Chinese American adoptee experience and the ramifications of China’s former one-child policy (1980 - 2015). Collectively, the subject matter, methodologies and material choices of these works come together to triangulate transracial adoptees' complex cultural and racial identities, and the complexities of the Asian American diaspora. This exhibition also coincides with the launch of the first edition risograph cookbook filled with Chinese adoptee narratives and recipes.
Post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha argues that, “‘in-between’ spaces provide the terrain for elaborating strategies of selfhood...that initiate new signs of identity...” "Scattering/Collecting” presents the work of Chinese American adoptees: Allison Carl, Talia Connelly, Madeleine Conover, Eva Lin Fahey, Jillian Hammer, Mia Kaplan, Katie Mongoven, Alison Staffin, and Ari Zuaro. Together, they have come together to create an exhibition that transforms the gallery at Da Vinci Art Alliance into a “third space;” a place to gather, fortify self and forge community.
Through ceramic, textile, print, and painting, artists Madeleine Conover, Eva Fahey, and Katie Mongoven, explore the Chinese American adoptee experience and the ramifications of China’s former one-child policy (1980 - 2015). Collectively, the subject matter, methodologies and material choices of these works come together to triangulate transracial adoptees' complex cultural and racial identities, and the complexities of the Asian American diaspora. This exhibition also coincides with the launch of the first edition risograph cookbook filled with Chinese adoptee narratives and recipes.
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Curated by Madeleine Conover, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Images courtesy of Drew Johnson
