Photo Credit: Leiko Manalang
DIASPORA addresses discourse surrounding transcultural identity and emphasises the necessity for protection of Asiatic customs. Through the application of sculptural objects, archived personal effects and photographic documentation, Samantha Taylor depicts biographical accounts in relation to the diasporic consciousness.
This body of work surveys methodologies of preserving South-East Asian customs within the context of Australian suburbia. Samantha attempts to fuse Eastern and Western ideologies, resulting in the development of a third culture – a standpoint within the in-between.
Samantha initiates a dialogue that addresses issues of marginalisation, racism, anecdotal histories and shared cultural experiences. Through intensive introspection she concludes that individual entities are strengthened through formation of a collective, resulting in a unified front.
