Making Laos in Morganton
Morganton City Hall invited me to display "Home in a New Place: Making Laos in Morganton, NC" in February and March, 2017. I developed this exhibit of photography and textiles for UNC-Chapel Hill's Center for the Study of the American South and it is based on my master's thesis research.
The February 6 opening party at City Hall featured food by Asian Fusion Kitchen, a baci ceremony organized by the Phapphayboun family, and an alms-giving for the Venerable Say Mathmanivong from Kings Mountain, NC. City Council invited this visiting monk to open their monthly meeting with a Buddhist blessing following the event.
Khamsi Siluangkot (center) helped to organize a baci ceremony. Baci ceremonies involve tying strings around each other's wrists to keep in good wishes, and are given in Laos at important moments in people's lives.
