"Inherited Traits"

The "Inherited Traits" gallery was perfect for the opening show in the new Art building.

I loved the originality of the piece and the perfect cooperation between the pieces with the common theme of heritage and family. Heidi Kumaow's projection pieces were beautiful in their narratives. The projection that told the story of how Japanese Americans used gardening to make it through their conditions was really beautiful to me. The narrative was detailed enough to be understood, yet "ambiguous" and vague enough to give a sense of honor and faded memories.

Nina Kachadourian's Genealogy of a Supermarket and Nightgown were magnificent pieces. The humor behind the genealogy was intriguing, yet the piece had a sort of reverence for family heritage, and therefore the viewer could take the piece seriously. The Nightgown piece so truly beautiful: the adventure behind the project made it seem like a two-part story. The missing pieces make the work even more beautiful, beacuse there is an essence of mystery of heritage that cannot be grasped. Of all the pieces, these two pieces were my favorite. I could not say which piece I prefer... each is beautiful in a very different way.