"Uprooted Body: Alienation, Belonging, and the Poetics of Pain" - A Bold and Unapologetic Exploration of Identity and Resilience "The personal is political, and the body is a battleground." — Barbara Kruger The diasporic body, uprooted from its land of origin, serves as a living archive, carrying a history etched into its cells—an anthology of movements, memories, and languages. Migration is not merely the act of crossing physical borders; it is a journey through thresholds of identity, culture, and belonging. Uprooted Body delves into the profound tension between displacement and adaptation, the duality of estrangement and the longing for connection, and the dissonance of inhabiting a body that feels less like home and more like a battleground for transformation and negotiation. An evocative group exhibition featuring the works of internationally acclaimed artists Shirley Tse, He Yunchang, Ray Ren, Sining Zhu, and Ruoyi Shi. The exhibition opens December 14, 2024 and runs through January 25, 2025, inviting audiences to explore the delicate intersections of alienation, identity, belonging, and the transformative power of pain. At the opening reception on December 14 at 7 PM, Ray Ren will debut a live performance art piece to further contextualize themes explored in this show, offering an immersive experience to connect with the conceptual underpinnings of his work in the show.