Artwork

Yoong, Sabrina. "Everyday Racism and my Hybrid Identity." Deal.org. May 2006. 4 May 2009 .

This artwork depicts a portrait of an unidentifiable face. The face contains separate squares with facial parts in them such as the nose and mouth. Each square represents a different ethnic group. These squares are in multiple layers with white or grey backgrounds. All of these squares try to create one face, but they do not fit in together. They struggle to do this like how people struggle trying to assimilate to a different group. It ties with the idea of wanting a new identity, explaining the multiple layers of squares hiding the true face beneath. The face beneath is trying to take a new self. Viewers cannot tell the age, gender, and race of the face beneath.

Lastly, the division of the square seems like they are categories of races, and categorizing is something people like to do. This person has taken on a number of identities that they lost their own.