Presentation:
In-Transit: Journeys across
Borders and Within
So, here you are too foreign for home, too foreign for here, never enough for both. (Diaspora Blues - By Ijeoma Umebinyuo.) I exist in an "in-transit" state, perpetually hovering between worlds, as I navigate physical and emotional borders that define my life. With my student visa nearing expiration, I confront the uneasy question of belonging—neither fully rooted in my birthplace of Thailand nor my adopted home in the United States. My series The In-Betweendelves into this internal conflict, exploring identity straddling multiple worlds. Diaspora reflects on global migration, while Rights of Passage challenges perceptions of freedom. These works aren't conclusions but beginnings—an invitation to viewers to explore their own in-between spaces and question where they truly belong.
Natcha Wongchanglaw
Natcha Wongchanglaw is a Thailand-born, US-based visual artist who explore the themes of home, culture, community, identity, and the relationship between people and places. Wongchanglaw’s work has been included in national and international exhibitions, including LensCulture New York 2022, the RPS International Photography Exhibition 164 in the U.K where she is the IPE award recipient, and the Rockefeller Center’s the Flag Project in New York City. She is also shortlisted for the Portrait of Humanity by the 1854 Media & British Journal of Photography and is included in the Portrait of Humanity Vol 5 book. Her most recent achievement is the Special Encouragement Award from the Nikon Photo Contest 2022-2023. Wongchanglaw earned her master’s degree in digital photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and recently received her MFA in Art Studio at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
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