An arrangement by Miranda Tomeneng of the piece "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones. The arrangement and the imagery included is inspired by an interview with Thuy Nguyen. Accompanied with an essay written by Miranda Tomeneng. [pdf-embedder url="https://missingpieceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-07-18_5d30b7d766219_MirandaTomaneng-GimmeShelterFinalProjectEssay.pdf"]...

I brought stones to be placed on the mourning white cloth, and wrote Việt pronouns/familial terms on the stones (like con, em, chị, anh, cô, chú, bác, etc.) as a way to reflect on how Viet culture understands the terms "you" and "I" to be...

A poster with poems written on puzzle pieces, titled "Broken Stories." The poems are based on interviews conducted with Dan an immigrant from Vietnam and Lan, a second-generation descendant of Vietnamese refugees, the film "New Year Baby" by Socheata Poeuv, and the text "Body Counts"...

Kim Tran sings a Vietnamese folksong "Cò Lả" accompanied by a bronze gong. The song's lyrics are about a flying crane going over green fields while missing/remembering (nhớ) home. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://missingpieceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-07-15_5d2cf61f2deee_CoLa.mp4"][/video]...

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