Cultural Exchange:: Still Moving
Immigrants and refugees make vast contributions and have a broad impact across the Greater Cincinnati region. The work by Michelle D’Cruz and HATSUE showcases the unique stories of community leaders who are drivers of innovation, growth, and creativity. Specifically, this work is a platform for immigrant and refugee communities to explore how their own complex histories have driven them to lead others. Individuals provide counter-narratives to harmful myths of the model minority and forever foreigner, balancing the intimacy of one’s migratory story as a core driver of action but refusing to be limited by that story.
Immigrant leaders of community-based organizations, University of Cincinnati researchers, and Cincinnati Compass, an organization created to advance the economic and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in the region, collaborate using participatory research and design strategies to create the content of Still Moving. The resulting exhibition leverages narrative, photography, and printmaking to create immersive vignettes that celebrate the assets, strengths, and visions that immigrants contribute to the community.
Artists: Michelle D’Cruz and HATSUE
Curator: Michelle D’Cruz, Founder and Creative Strategist at MDC Design Studio
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HATSUE, Still Moving, 2024. Inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist
Venue Details
DAAP Galleries:: Reed Gallery
DAAP Aronoff Building RM 5275
2624 Clifton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45221
(513) 556-2839
Sun–Thur 10am–5pm
Free to the Public
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