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St. Petersburg, USA — 25×80 ft
When the sun is up,
the moon is absent!In collaboration with Bryan Beyung.
In 1987, the Kien family stood on a red dirt road in a refugee camp called Site 2 somewhere along the border of Cambodia and Thailand. With their loved ones scattered, their home displaced, and their country suffused in violence, they place their hopes on a vague future. Absurd events become strangely, sadly common. Fate, or luck, or kindness brings them safe passage across the sea to Boston, MA; Montréal, QC; and finally, Bradenton, FL, a few minutes away from where this wall stands.
Produced by Shine Mural Festival
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The youngest of the four depicted is our friend Anhdi. Today, he lives in Bradenton with his wife and three kids, who we invited to help paint and add to their family’s story directly. It’s a story with many secret turns and memories that shape their specific experience, but it’s also one that’s universal to so many who have had to flee their homes amidst conflict in the search of a new beginning.
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Tree/moon: based on a drawing by Amelia Kien, age 6.
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Bottom left section and door: by Annie, Aaden, Adrian, and Amelia Kien; June, Zachariah and Noble.
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Photo by Mark Rapien
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"When the sun is up, the moon is absent!" was created in collaboration with Bryan Beyung in part of the 9th edition of the Shine mural festival. Made possible only with the support of David and Liliana of Artillery Residency, Jenee and the team at Shine, Void Projects, and of course, the Kien family.
Polaroids courtesy of Ngahuia Fiu. -
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