HERE I AM. ALL OF ME. IT IS TRULY SCARY.
From 1979-2015 the Chinese government implemented the One-Child Policy to address the concerns of a rapidly growing population. While it was aimed at curbing population growth, it had a devastating impact on the gender gap as the policy led to the widespread abandonment of infant girls.
I was abandoned. And I became a product of the One-Child Policy.
This series of life-size oil paintings is a reconciliation with my past. All my life I have struggled with intense feelings of anger and self-hatred surrounding my abandonment and adoption.
These paintings are a love letter to my family, my younger self and to all those who have been left behind. I intend to the tell the truth for all that it is, and I hope this story reaches those who truly need to hear it.
THE VIETNAM PROJECT
Contracted by the WELS Multi-Language Productions, the Vietnam Project is a series of children’s illustrated Biblical stories that offers aid to the WELS mission in Vietnam. Each story is a two-page set.
