A multimedia artwork currently displayed at the Brimbank and Sunshine Projection Galleries is a pictorial ode from a daughter to her mother.
Trước nhà con (at the front of my house) is a projection art piece by Liên Ta that incorporates poetry, photography, animation, and language to depict a familial love story recognisable to many migrant parents and children.
“I wanted to create something to honour my mother, and also honour Sunshine’s Vietnamese community, where I grew up,” Liên said.
“In mother-daughter relationships with a language barrier, it’s difficult to communicate love in a way that seems to translate.
“This work is how I communicate my love, and whether or not it translates, I’m glad I could be able to express it in a way that feels right to me.”
Liên said the work pushed viewers to come out thinking more about the poem and guardian-child relationships.
“The poem itself is intentionally vague, and I hope each person finds their own meaning in it,” Liên said.
“I also wanted to capture a feeling of nostalgia, and maybe create something beautiful that could bring the Vietnamese community who will see it a sense of pride.
“Outside of that, I try to let go of any expectations on how people will view the work. Now that it’s in the public eye, that part of it no longer belongs to me.”
The projection can be viewed at 294 and 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine — the projection at 301 Hampshire Road is at the rear of the building.
