That’s Not Quite How I Remember It!
When the sun is above the horizon: Stories from Asian Diaspora, 2024
This project was created as part of the Dia:stories Sounding Stories workshop.
This piece explores how the game of MahJong can be used to continue familial traditions in the city wherein I have none. By distorting the key sounds found in a round of MahJong, this piece seeks to highlight how the joys of the game can be disconnected, replicated, and transfigured entirely when it is being played without those whom I initially learned the game from. As someone who's lived diasporic experiences have been fairly low-key, through this diastories soundscape I wanted to portray a non-traumatic diasporic narrative.