CANDLE PIECE
CANDLE PIECE

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CANDLE PIECE

Light candles/Allow melted wax to drip down to the hanging wick/Once a new candle is made, detach the candle and set aside/Repeat steps one to three/Now that you have two newly made candles, place where the lit candles once were/Repeat steps one to... More

DUST THE ALTAR, CONTINUE TO WATER THE SOIL
DUST THE ALTAR, CONTINUE TO WATER THE SOIL

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DUST THE ALTAR, CONTINUE TO WATER THE SOIL

Place the framed image on the altar Pick up the longan fruit/Place the fruit offerings, the incense burner bowl, and fresh flowers in a vase on the altar Place the longan in your mouth and crack the shell with your canines/Light incense and bow... More

HARD-BOILED RITUAL
HARD-BOILED RITUAL

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HARD-BOILED RITUAL

Half recipe, half guided meditation for becoming hard-boiled mentally and physically.

To mourn an impending loss
To mourn an impending loss

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To mourn an impending loss

Disappointments, ending a cycle, and miserably hungry spirits.

To worship my end now when nobody will later
To worship my end now when nobody will later

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To worship my end now when nobody will later

Exploring cadaver decomposition as a biodegradable process.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR CARE AND DILIGENCE
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CARE AND DILIGENCE

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WE APPRECIATE YOUR CARE AND DILIGENCE

This piece investigates repetition in relation to the process of developing muscle memory. The repetitive printing allows both event scores to merge on the page into an illegible interlaced pattern to truly focus on the actions that cannot be... More

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Vanna Nguyen

Cross-Disciplinary

“The tree will understand what it is like to be worshiped like an ancestor. The tree will cradle what remains of ancestor worship beyond my passing. ”