Gisela McDaniel
Patgon ni hayi, 2021
Oil on panel, resin, flower, sound
152.4 x 101.6 x 14 cm
60 x 40 x 5 1/2 in
60 x 40 x 5 1/2 in
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“Nobody’s Child” is the refrain from a CHamoru song, which the subject often sang as a child. Raised by her CHamoru grandmother and several paternal aunts and uncles, it stuck...
“Nobody’s Child” is the refrain from a CHamoru song, which the subject often sang as a child. Raised by her CHamoru grandmother and several paternal aunts and uncles, it stuck as a ‘playful’ but accurate nickname. Outwardly upbeat and professionally accomplished, she experienced family disruption, financial precarity and intergenerational trauma which can be traced back to the brutal Japanese occupation during WWII.
Exhibitions
2022: Manhaga Fu'una, Pilar Corrias, London (27/01/22 - 26/01/22)2022: Gisela McDaniel, Manhaga Fu’una, Pilar Corrias, London, UK (27 January - 26 February)