UNESCO/UNITWIN Network Affiliate Unbound Visual Arts (UVA) is hosting a new series called New Narratives: Reclaiming Asian Identity Through Story. Long active in our Network, Mei-Mei Ellerman is featured as a Storyteller in UVA's latest exhibition event with several NGO Partners. Congratulations to UVA, the Artists, and Storytellers engaged in this creative work!
More on UVA's latest exhibition Storyteller event here: https://www.unboundvisualarts.
Mei-Mei's full story in UVA's link above:
Storyteller Artist Statement
A brief account of my decades-long search for identity and belonging.
Though I still consider myself a world citizen, having lived in many countries I consider "home," it was only by attempting to weave together the endless threads of my families' tapestry (adoptive and biological), that I developed a full sense of my identity.
According to my Maman, grandfather use to say, "Wherever you hang your hat is Home." That is how she felt as she spent decades living on different continents until she gently slipped away at the age of 94. I followed in both their footsteps, and never felt out of place, no matter what the country, even if I didn't speak the language. And yet, did I fully belong? Was I able to close my eyes and feel that I was surrounded by "my people?"
Photo courtesy Mei-Mei Ellerman
Mei-Mei also currently chairs the Gender and International Development Initiatives (GaIDI) at Brandeis University.
