Southern Sentiments
"When we don’t know the words to say how we feel, we turn to food to say it for us." Recipes from the Chinese diaspora in the U.S. South.
Student Work: Portfolio
Canh Khổ Qua
Vietnam, 1953: the last of the rain/ has settled. a rainbow/ begins to form as i/ go out to grab some/ groceries. the produce/ man smiles and waves/ as i head home./ metal against wood./ burning embers./ boiling broth./ and just like that:/ dinner is served.
A Letter to My Hearing
I've always fixated on sounds, isolating them, meditating to the gurgling rush of the heater, the wetness of feet unsticking from the floor, the mingling of exhales . . .
White T: Alignment in Balance
The goal my T-shirt, while simple and plain, is to express the human body’s relationship with the world. While we are small in the world on an individual level, the inner balance and “zen” we all seek in life, through …
White T: Orthogonal
This t-shirt is built on the principle of orthogonality, contrasting linearity with the natural curvature of the female body.
White T: Fractal
In using the body as a frame on which to hang a tessellated geometric garment, hundreds of lines of symmetry are introduced.
Self-Imposed Beauty Standards
Self-portraiture of a face subjected to the beauty standards of various countries and cultures
Who Would Record Our Family History?
Zhajiangmian is a dish that is at the core of Beijing culture and of three generations of women in my family.
Everyday: Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich Deli
Photographs that capture daily moments and motions that happen within the famed bánh mi shop in Lower Manhattan
Bottleneck: A Zero-Waste Pavilion
The students in Louise Harpman's “Architecture and Urban Design LAB” course build a structure out of discarded single-use plastic water bottles.
IN THE TEETH OF THE MOST TERRIFYING ODDS
A series of photographs that ask how to remain hopeful when up against the daunting realities of climate change and racism
