Tiny Dancer (After Goya), 2025
Closing – Rachel Bridges: The Silence
When
Saturday, June 28th
Gallery Hours: 2:00-6:00pm
Performance 5:30pm
Where
Art in the Park at Hermon/Arroyo Seco Park
5568 Via Marisol Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90042
We'll be spending the day picnicking in front of the space, enjoying the last day of The Silence, and celebrating our year-long residency at Art in the Park. We've had an amazing year connecting with the community at AITP and would love to spend some time with you to kick off the summer! If you'd like to picnic, please bring a blanket and something to eat for yourself or to share. Bonus points if you bring a recipe special to your family!
The day will culminate with a performance by Jazlynn Eugenio Pastor titled Archiving our Ancestors, a dance and ode to loved ones who have moved on from the physical world. Pastor is inspired by Philippine movement and healing practices, and hopes this dance can inspire us to hear the stories of our loved ones and learn about one another's histories.
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A second generation Filipina American, Rachel Bridges was largely unaware of her Chinese ancestry until recently, though in retrospect there were clues, such as the use of Chinese spices in her mother’s traditional Philippine meals. In The Silence, the artist uses family photos, public archives, and other source materials to fill in the gaps of her own family history, much of it erased through generations of conflict in the region. This exhibition explores both Bridges’ Filipino and new-found Chinese heritage through her primary medium of painting.
The Silence looks at changes in Philippine culture through women’s dresses, a nod to new trade and a rise in Chinese immigration during periods of major Spanish and American colonization. Landscapes of the sea and boats represent some of the artist’s own family’s journey from South China to the Cagayan province of the Philippines. Bridges digs through archives in an attempt to understand the events that have shaped her family’s fractured history and to resurrect a forgotten past that, while not spoken of, is deeply felt.
Art in the Park at Hermon Park in the Arroyo Seco is a Public/Private Partnership Arts Facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)