. between (non) places
Immigrants and their children must often adapt their identity to fit a new environment. With video projection, editorial content, and a short film, AIDA, working in unison, this installation attempts to recreate the sensation of existing among multiple cultural identities.
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editorial (1/2)
Using an ethnographic lens, this undergraduate thesis focuses on cross-cultural code switching, or the act of intentionally modifying one’s behavior in a foreign setting to accommodate cultural standards. The internal clash of character that results from attuning one’s identity and mannerisms to those around you can produce a feeling of disorientation and instability of the self.
editorial (2/2)
In reference to Marc Augé’s concept of the non-place, or spaces of transience where anonymity reigns and singular selves and relations cannot live, the state of existing between two identities becomes a non-place in itself.
newsprint takeaway
In addition to the participatory wall which posed the question,
When was the last time you adapted your behavior to a foreign environment?
I produced a series of double-side newsprint posters with an excerpt from Andrew Molinsky's "The Psychological Challenges of Adapting Behavior in Foreign Cultural Interactions." With a custom photo print on the reverse, these takeaways offered viewers some greater context about the research on this topic to be enjoyed outside of the exhibition space.
When was the last time you adapted your behavior to a foreign environment?
I produced a series of double-side newsprint posters with an excerpt from Andrew Molinsky's "The Psychological Challenges of Adapting Behavior in Foreign Cultural Interactions." With a custom photo print on the reverse, these takeaways offered viewers some greater context about the research on this topic to be enjoyed outside of the exhibition space.
