Synesthetic Textophobia #1: Ah-mah’s (Grandma’s) Blouses
“She is only a daughter, she needs to have a brother. | My friend’s daughter is more talented. She wins art shows.”
Polyester and brocade fabrics, embroidery thread
12″ x 1″ x 40″

Synesthetic Textophobia #2: Ma’s Nice Dresses
“If you’d had my eyes and your father’s nose, you would have been pretty.”
Brocade fabrics, embroidery thread
12″ x 1″ x 40″

Synesthetic Textophobia #3: Dixie Couture
“CHING CHANG CHONG, CHINK”
Mossy Oak camo, orange polyester, and brocade fabrics, embroidery thread
12″ x 1″ x 40″

Synesthetic Textophobia #4: Southern Belle Decor
“Where are your people from?”
Cotton upholstery and brocade fabrics, embroidery thread
12″ x 1″ x 40″

 

 

2018 Evelyn Wong