Handle with Care
2025
Materials: Discarded cardboard, duct tape, air-dry clay cast of artist’s hand
Dimensions: Varies
Date: 2025
Handle with Care is a deconstructed balikbayan box as a woven net. Its open weave highlights the fluid movement and shifting pathways that characterize many journeys by sea.
The title of the work refers to the cautionary phrase commonly printed on cardboard boxes, underscoring the fragility of what is carried: not only physical objects but also desires, memories, and connections. A cast of my hand holds the net, as I want to treat the web of migration stories that have been shared with me with my utmost care and attention.