"Much of my work situates my family’s stories within larger histories. My current body of work begins with my parents’ labor as a starting point. Both of my parents worked in electronics, semiconductor and computer factories when I was growing up, like many other Southeast Asian refugees who came to the U.S. because of the Vietnam War. While uplifting their creativity and resilience, the project also asks how we are indebted to this community not just for their labor, but also their radical ability to imagine a future after experiencing so much tragedy." — Hương Ngô
"When I’m working with materials, I select them for their ability to mimic or convey specific gestures. I like to think that the materials sustain a type of performance, and after the work is complete, it continues to hold a prolonged, sometimes stressed gesture." — Kim Garcia
