“LukoLoco,” photocollage, 11"x14", evolved from an installation piece. “Luko loco” is slang for “crazy” in the Philippines, as in “You make me luko loco!” And “luko loco” is the way many young Asian Americans feel—caught between expectations to be a blonde Barbie, a computer whiz, an Asia Pop cutie or a nice traditional girl just one generation removed from the slums of Manila or Hong Kong...
(Manila slum photo by permission of Eric Talmadge.) “LukoLoco” evolved from the installation below.
“Know Your Place,” mixed media installation piece, 32"w x 46"h x 22"d, acrylic on canvas with traditional silk malong, rice, sampaguita (national flower) petals, star anise, rosary, computer chip and other found objects. Exhibited at Cultural Resilience show at Manilatown Center, Sept- Nov 2008
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