An installation piece that acts as an emotional response to past memories of family and community gatherings and shared meals. The mixed virtual and physical nature of the display reminds us of the accrued proximity and painful absence of loved ones experienced during the pandemic, and the issues of belonging to one’s community.

About the artist:
Layla Zubi (b. 1991, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA) is an artist based in Ithaca, New York and is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at Cornell University. Zubi uses her own experience to examine cultural, historical, and intellectual dominance, community, and multiple identities.