There’s a Piece We All Carry

“There’s a Piece We All Carry” explores the burden of representing one’s culture amid shifting social expectations. Through layered forms, textured surfaces, and repeated motifs, the work mirrors the physicality of what we hold onto—objects, memories, gestures—as well as the invisible weight of expectation and identity. It reflects the ongoing reinvention of self, tracing the tension between what is inherited and what is chosen. In asking what we carry, release, or gather, the piece reveals how the varied weight of these experiences is deeply personal, yet profoundly shared, echoing a collective journey of becoming.