Name/Title
Ingredients for a Mourning Soup, from the DiasporaEntry/Object ID
2023.1.27Description
Digital print of a gouache painting on paper, depicting a Taiwanese street vendor using tongs to collect food into a bag, over food cart, with many containers full of meat balls, rice sausages, skewers and basil.Type of Print
Digital PrintMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Monyee ChauRole
Paper ArtistDate made
2021Copyright
Copyright Holder
Monyee ChauInterpretative Labels
Label
Chau has created a scene of a Taiwanese street vendor using tongs to collect food into a bag, over a scene of their street food cart. The cart has foods such as meat balls, rice sausages, and basil.Label
Monyee explores a journey of personal and collective healing
through means of labor, and a lens of queering their Taiwanese/Chinese identity. They believe in the power of storytelling and breaking bread as a means of community building for the path to justice and liberation.