Uprooted II Installation

Uprooted II: An Ode to the 1.5 Generation is a public art installation that explores immigrant identity and displacement.

This project is part of my continued inquiry into the nuanced morphing identities of immigrants.
This project is part of my continued inquiry into the nuanced morphing identities of immigrants.

I belong to the 1.5 generation: immigrant children who were uprooted as young teens from their birthplace and taken to a new land. Coming of age in a new culture, we adapt easily, yet we don’t forget. We are caught in between identities—in between cultures, disoriented, searching, never feeling grounded.

The installation was exhibited in Travers Park, Jackson Heights as part of Queens Art Intervention 2017 and sponsored by RPGA Studio, and Queens Council on the Arts.

The installation was exhibited in Travers Park, Jackson Heights as part of Queens Art Intervention 2017 and sponsored by RPGA Studio, and Queens Council on the Arts.

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The installation includes 50 unique, hand-printed cyanotypes of photos of roots found uprooted in a local park.
The installation includes 50 unique, hand-printed cyanotypes of photos of roots found uprooted in a local park.
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Uprooted II is my homage to immigrant children—the curious ones who were swept along in their parent’s journey, while embarking on their own.
Uprooted II is my homage to immigrant children—the curious ones who were swept along in their parent’s journey, while embarking on their own.

 

 

 

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Concept, Photography, Installation Design & Cyanotype Printing
Art Project

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Keka is a multidisciplinary artist, creative/art director, and photographer living in Brooklyn, NY.