One Is Concerned Because One Is A Human Being

• Main Author: Suzuki, Sayaka
• Format: Others
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2005
• Subjects: social activism; empathy; animals; glass; installation; Arts and Humanities; Fine Arts
• Online Access: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/944; http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1943&context=etd

I am a nomad. I have not had a place to call home in almost two decades. I wander around the world searching for a place to belong, only to discover the forgotten lives and silenced voices. I have come to realize that to find a "home," I need to first create a world in which to belong to. My recent works are investigations of possibilities for another world, a world of compassion, through a critique of our current society. I create as I rediscover the forgotten histories and lives. My work captures my process of remembering and celebrating while simultaneously imagining our capacity to function as philanthropists.