Medium: Acrylic and charcoal on creased paper
Size: 812.8x782.3mm or 32x30.8in
Date: 2018
In Tethered, I superimpose charcoal drawings of Los Angeles apartments over self-portraits painted with acrylic.
I maintain vivid memories of living in a one-bedroom apartment with my siblings, mother and aunt. The experiences of our apartment building, the driveway and the surrounding neighborhood are intertwined with my memories growing up with my family. The apartment was not just a container of our past: it was a defining feature of my childhood and our lives. Looking back now, I cannot separate the physical dwelling from the layers of meanings I attached to it. We are tethered to the past events that shape our identities.