Title
Subtext
Pao Houa Her (Hmong American, born 1982)
Untitled from the series Pictures of Paradise, 2022-2024
3D lenticular prints mounted on panel
70 x 264 inches
Courtesy the artist and Bockley Gallery
I chose this song because it matches the peaceful but sad feeling when you learn what it means. The flowers are nice and colorful, but the other section is more dark and more closed means. showing different times of safety during the secret war.
At first it seems like a calm, happy song, but when you learn what it means, you look at it in a different way—just like the picture.
—Lane Wilcox
I think this song is very chill and relaxing, and it reminds me of the artwork.
I think the song feels nostalgic, and the artwork probably does, too. It’s like walking in the green forest. The people from Loas had to walk and hide in the forest. Sometimes it was calm, and they had the memories of it.
—Logan Francis