the fabric of us, 2022

spray paint on canvas
48 in x 60 in
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created for the artist and researcher 5 group show at Keck School of Medicine of USC, curated by Ted Meyer.

being paired with Dr. Chiang, a population geneticist, this piece was created to show how closely and interconnected all humans are, despite our physical differences or distances.
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4 square canvases are arranged 2 x 2, while the right paintings are lowered to stagger their heights. each painting shows a woman sitting or standing while working with her hands to weave together the same stylized phylogenetic tree. the branches cross and connect at various sections. top left: a woman of african ancestry wearing a shrimp pink top and blue jeans sits on a bench on the left edge of the canvas, facing center. top right: a woman wearing a baby blue head scarf and dark green dress leans against the edge of the canvas while we peer over her shoulder as she weaves. bottom left: a woman of south american ancestry stands weaving in front of her. she is wearing a green top and tan, pleated skirt. bottom right: a woman of east asian ancestry sits on a stool wearing a tan jacket and blue jeans with long black hair as she weaves. the tree continues off canvas to the bottom of the left and right canvases.

the top left canvas displaying a woman of african ancestry wearing a shrimp pink top and blue jeans sits on a bench on the left edge of the canvas, facing center. the tree continues below and to the right off of the canvas.

top right canvas, half of the length below the top left canvas displaying a woman wearing a baby blue head scarf and dark green dress leans against the edge of the canvas while we peer over her shoulder as she weaves. the tree continues below and to the left off of the canvas.

bottom left canvas, directly below the top left canvas and half way below the top right canvas. displaying a woman of south american ancestry stands weaving in front of her. she is wearing a green top and tan, pleated skirt. the tree continues off canvas to the bottom of the canvas.

bottom right canvas directly below the top right canvas and half way below the bottom right canvas. displaying a woman of east asian ancestry sits on a stool wearing a tan jacket and blue jeans with long black hair as she weaves. the tree continues off canvas to the bottom of the canvas.

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