LOST IN TRANSLATION THROUGH MOTHER-TONGUES
2026
from all the eldest daughters before me; LOST IN TRANSLATION THROUGH MOTHER-TONGUES
2026
Glazed ceramics, incense, plywood, jasmine tea-dyed textile
44 x 40 x 160cm
An ongoing exploration into ancestral veneration
An altar cabinet of sorts
from an eldest daughter.
of an eldest daughter,
of an eldest daughter,
of an eldest daughter
Made of muddled layers of patterns learnt, misconstrued and understood
Through lines said, left unsaid and read between
Of different mothers, mother-tongues
- equal parts familiar and dissonant
Patterns carved into being
Perfect valleys to bear blame
To let nestle - to accommodate
always
to bear till overflow
