JOIN MY PROJECT ON BEING MIXED - FAMILY OF STRANGERS -

Reading through many of the posts, it is evident that almost everyone is figuring out a way to deal with their cross cultural identity. Some are confident about their ambiguity while most others still deal with confusions. Being half Dutch half Malaysian/Chinese, I never really felt at “home” in any one country. I also thought I wouldn’t fit in anywhere except in places where diversity and other-ness was the norm. I then realised that this state of being in-between, being liminal (check out the TED talk!) was actually an enormously valuable mindset and a skill that anyone could learn.

As a result of these feelings of confusions and the questions I had about my own identity but also the question of where we as mixed individuals fit in current society. I decided to base my graduation at the University of arts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on the topic of cultural mediation that we as mixed individuals naturally have learned to develop. The project is called - Family of Strangers - and I’m looking for new members!! You can find me on Facebook where you can request to join the group and follow my progress and on instagram where i post pictures of people I’ve met.

The whole point of the project is that I find people who physically resemble me. Strangers I don’t know and mostly meet on the street or in cafe’s while going about my daily life. I then ask them to join me in my living room for a round table conversation on being mixed, the notion of home and their own experience within their families. We then proceed to make a family portrait together.

I am open to collaborations and/or any new information you are willing to share with me about your -being mixed- experiences! You can contact me on Familyofstrangersproject@gmail.com

Curious? Follow me on Instagram; @familyofstrangersproject and on facebook; family of strangers.