I grew up in a small, rural village. The place could have been Norman Rockwell’s inspiration. There were waterfalls in the middle of town and farming filled the countryside. I bicycled down tree-lined streets, past houses with white picket fences, barking dogs, and kindly neighbors. My free time was spent hiking in the woods and fields, exploring the natural world. Just after high school, my country sent me to Viet Nam and my youthful ideals were shattered in horrific and unimaginable ways. The Vietnamese countryside was being ravaged by war and was a stark juxtaposition to everything I’d ever known.
My work draws on these contrasting experiences: both the innocence and the violence. I have been back to ...
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