This collaboration started over Morley House essay from 2022 - No One is Laughing.
Over the text of No One is Laughing Shuwen and I discussed our individual experiences of belonging, looking for a community, grappling with our roots.
Several months later, Shuwen reached out to me with a new poem of theirs: it was a touching exploration of one’s identity and their relation to the family of origin.
Shuwen suggested I record the poem and they perform with a wearable installation and that sound in the background.
A sense of unity and quiet understanding permeated the whole project for me.
Dinara
See the fragment of the performance on Shuwen’s instagram page