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Shape of Belonging

Ritual performed at Introductions, at Root Division on September 10, 2022.

Exhibition on view September 1 – 24, 2022

Juried by Lian Ladia, Genevieve Quick, Leila Weefur

Two people sit at a small table that is covered in various materials and textures such as faux fur. They are both masked and talking to each other. Sun, a mixed race Korean and white person wears a white jeoggori like top and red basketball shorts and has short black hair. Kate, a white person, wears a tshirt and shorts and has blond hair. Behind them is a curtain with a pastel gradient

I created a series of intimate rituals for people who have left or been cast out of a religious community, or had a major shift in that relationship. Grounded in my own somatic practice, I asked reflective questions about what it felt like to detach from the community, and then find a new sense of belonging. Participants responded to these prompts with embodied, abstract descriptions on their experiences, which I assembled into a collective poem.

I formed a small cup for each person, guided by the specific reflections they shared. Each participant used this cup to drink a small sip of a special drink of their choice. We drank in honor of their leaving, and toasted to their new felt sense of belonging.

Two people sit at a small table that is covered in various materials and textures such as faux fur. They are both masked and talking to each other. Sun, a mixed race Korean and white person wears a white jeoggori like top and red basketball shorts and has short black hair. Kate, a white person, wears a tshirt and shorts and has blond hair who is smiling and happy. Behind them is a curtain with a pastel gradient
Sun and Jess, masked, are seated at the table facing each other. Jess is focused, pouring some green tea into their cup. They wear an olive jacket and denim paints, her brown hair is pulled back, they are a Latinx person
Sun and Jess, masked, are seated at the table facing each other. Jess is focused, receiving the drink poured by Sun. They wear an olive jacket and denim paints, her brown hair is pulled back, they are a Latinx person
Detail image of cups. The closest one has wavy edges. Surrounded by salt.
Detail of cups. The cup in focus is red, a low/slighly squished shape. It sits on light blue sand.
Claudia is holding her small cup in her hands, looking down at it, contemplating. It is a dark blue cup. She is seated at the table. Claudia has medium length gray and black hair, bangs, and is a mixed race brown person, wears a black shirt sleeved shirt.

WITH THANKS TO

Kristiana Chan
Jess Garzaro
Claudia Huenchuleo
Danny Khor
Danna Kim
Kate Laster
Ahn Lee
Diane Perez
Harry Porras
Tony Rasonsky
Steven Rozzi
& anonymous others

Angled shot from above of the table with ceramics, stool with brochure on it, behind is a white brick wall and pastel gradient curtains
Detail image shot above the table. A hand reaches over the table and is holding a small wavy red and yellow cup. There is a long, thin, serpentine ceramic form wound around a thick scarlet yarn.
Full view of the table, stools, and curtains, with white space around it.


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