monica trieu
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fine artist + tattooist
sydney based

painting series

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digital website
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body of work soft are hazy memories, like that surrounding rising planes, and gas of cars out of driveways
bring this to auntie
to never really truly know, to never really truly see the face of what we bury
chopsticks and spoons fall to the beat of temple drums
when will we next see this warm place
my memories were made 20 years ago in the hands and feet of my mum
In a distant land...
thank you!
The unseen casualties2024

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2022
chopsticks and spoons fall to the beat of temple drums is a personal project, started as a means to reclaim family history and stories, and to acknowledge connections within family. A Buddhist refuge tree structure, commonly used to display lineages of knowledge between teachers of religion, is subverted to map family genealogy and lineages of teachings through generations. Diary-like entries from various family members border the pieces, reflecting on upbringing and also revealing experiences of loss and trauma connected to a history of migration. The imagery and motifs present imaginations of the past and reference to my personal memories of upbringing as an Australian mixed ethnic individual.


Plexus Part 2 group exhibition
Comber St Studio, in partnership with Kudos Gallery & UNSW Arc

ink on BFK Rives paper, 80x120cm & 36x80cm