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Unintended Places
STATEMENT:
Unintended Places explores memories of places that one constantly returns to without really knowing why. It also touches on feelings of longing and nostalgia for these memories that we can’t recreate because both ourselves and the place have changed over time.
The piece started off with a prompt: “Describe a place you know very well, but use no drawings or words to do so. This should not be a famous or important place to anyone but you.” The first place that came to mind was this soccer field I used to run on when I was eleven or twelve. In my attempt to fulfill the prompt, I opted for storytelling and recounted this memory in as much detail as I could to friends, strangers, professors, and my family. All of these retellings were unscripted and exciting, but I found the one with my parents to be the most revealing. I invite you to eavesdrop on this last conversation and see if a place of your own comes to mind.
ARTIST BIO:
Fion Fong is a Chinese-Canadian artist and designer from Toronto who is interested in trying new things. These days, she can be found sketching in the city, writing short fiction, and making films. Fion completed a Foundation in Art & Design at Central Saint Martins and a Bachelor of Architectural Studies at the Waterloo School of Architecture. Throughout her studies, she has had the chance to travel, study, and work within a variety of places and cultures. These experiences have inspired her research into the different ways cultures to cultivate a sense of place, identity, memory, and home. As a graduate student at Gallatin, Fion is making work at the intersection of Asian diaspora studies and Hong Kong cinema.
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