Kaarina Chu Mackenzie: On Her Immersive Art Exhibit “The Night Market”
During the pandemic, Kaarina Chu Mackenzie turned to art to find a sense of home. What resulted were a series of paintings inspired by the Raohe Night Market in Taipei. That became an immersive art exhibit called The Night Market which ran at the Bobble Haus, a gallery, shop and event space in New York City’s Lower East Side.
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Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
- How the pandemic led Kaarina to focus more on creating paintings which later became part of an immersive art exhibit called The Night Market
- How Kaarina designed the immersive art exhibit at the Bobble Haus
- How she brought the night market experience to life at the opening reception of her art exhibit by and engaging all the senses through sound, light, and food
- How the art that Kaarina created was also a reaction to the Asian hate that happened during the pandemic
- How creating The Night Market exhibit was Kaarina’s way of creating a community for herself
- How and why Kaarina paints on large life-sized canvases
- How she hopes people feel when looking at her art
- Kaarina’s connection to Taiwan and upbringing in China
- Kaarina’s future plans for her night market series
- How Kaarina plans to explore her Taiwanese heritage and wants to use her art to create discourse and to connect with others
- How Kaarina deals with people who challenge her about her identity
- Kaarina’s advice for people who want to take the path of being an artist
Related Links:
Kaarina Chu Mackenzie’s website: https://www.kaarinamackenzie.com/
Kaarina Chu Mackenzie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaarinamackenzie/
Photos of The Night Market exhibit at Bobblehaus Gallery: https://bobblehaus.com/gallery/the-night-market-exhibition
LISTEN to Episode 247: Kaarina Chu Mackenzie: On Her Immersive Art Exhibit “The Night Market” HERE
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