Talking Taiwan: Kaarina Chu Mackenzie: On Her Immersive Art Exhibit “The Night Market”
During the pandemic, Kaarina Chu Mackenzie turned to art to find a sense of home. What resulted were a series of paintings inspired by the Raohe Night Market in Taipei. That became an immersive art exhibit called The Night Market which ran at the Bobble Haus, a gallery, shop and event space in New York City’s Lower East Side.
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Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
How the pandemic led Kaarina to focus more on creating paintings which later became part of an immersive art exhibit called The Night Market
How Kaarina designed the immersive art exhibit at the Bobble Haus
How she brought the night market experience to life at the opening reception of her art exhibit by and engaging all the senses through sound, light, and food
How the art that Kaarina created was also a reaction to the Asian hate that happened during the pandemic
How creating The Night Market exhibit was Kaarina’s way of creating a community for herself
How and why Kaarina paints on large life-sized canvases
How she hopes people feel when looking at her art
Kaarina’s connection to Taiwan and upbringing in China
Kaarina’s future plans for her night market series
How Kaarina plans to explore her Taiwanese heritage and wants to use her art to create discourse and to connect with others
How Kaarina deals with people who challenge her about her identity
Kaarina’s advice for people who want to take the path of being an artist
Related Links:
Kaarina Chu Mackenzie’s website: https://www.kaarinamackenzie.com/
Kaarina Chu Mackenzie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaarinamackenzie/
Photos of The Night Market exhibit at Bobblehaus Gallery: https://bobblehaus.com/gallery/the-night-market-exhibition
What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part One (Episode 132): https://talkingtaiwan.com/what-to-do-if-you-are-the-target-of-asian-hate-part-one/
What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part Two (Episode 133): https://talkingtaiwan.com/what-to-do-if-you-are-the-target-of-asian-hate-part-one/
LISTEN to Episode 247: Kaarina Chu Mackenzie: On Her Immersive Art Exhibit “The Night Market” HERE
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