the last dance, 2023
Mixed-media installation. Plaster, wire, silk slippers, clear fishing line, “Snappers” fireworks, spray paint, acrylic, ink.
This work honors the late victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California on January 21, 2023. Many of the victims were elderly Asian members of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, sharing the joy of dance after an all-day Lunar New Year Festival held on a nearby street.
MING WEI MA, 72
MYMY NHAN, 65
DIANA MAN LING TOM, 70
XIUJUAN YU, 57
VALENTINO MARCOS ALVERO, 68
YU LUN KAO, 72
HONGYING JIAN, 62
WEN TAU YU, 64
CHIA LING YAU, 76
MUOI DAI UNG, 67
LILAN LI, 63
REST IN PEACE.