Vietnam Fishtallation is the second iteration of a fish market installation that specifically contemplates a relationship to Vietnamese heritage without growing up in Vietnam. When land is displaced and language lost, cuisine is a direct connection back to roots; to the spices and herbs, to the culture and identity. The US Fishtallation (2014) initiated an intersection between where our food comes from within and beyond mass production. Learn more.

The visual stimulation of fish triggered memories—nostalgic moments in time. Collected responses from the on-site activation ranged from preservation, recipes, displacement, diaspora and tradition.

Reductive Screen Print + Mix Media, 10’ x 10’ x 10’ installation
Installed at Happy Family Night Market (2019)
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Special thank you to Pheobe Tran, Divya Gadangi, Hayley Nichols, and my mom, Le Thi Miller

Vietnam Fishtallation is also a series that weighs the question of taking a life in order to provide for another under the theme "She Takes She Shares". In zine form, a memoir of a vegetarian missing her mother's Vietnamese cooking:

Dishes with Fish Tales (2019)
Risograph Zine

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Catfish | Red Grouper | Spiney Lobster | Sardines | Shrimp

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