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I'm excited to have received a Residency Fellowship that allows me to spend two weeks at the Sundress Academy for the Arts at Firefly Farms in Knoxville, Tennessee. The quiet—punctured occasionally by the bleating of sheep—is supporting my work on a longterm book project, as is shared space and conversation with fellow residents Jazmin Witherspoon and Stella Lei.

Lost and Found: On Translation examines translation as a critical medium for cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication, while also acknowledging its limitations in capturing the historical and contextual nuances essential for genuine understanding. It argues that empathy is an essential complement to translation, underscoring the importance of the desire to understand each other in fostering global connections. Through a variety of artistic approaches, the works highlight themes of identity, the challenges of mistranslation, the influence of prejudice and power, and the ability of language to transcend its traditional barriers.

I'm pleased to have my work exhibited in the Vision Unbound online exhibition curated by Dene Grigar and hosted by The NEXT and the Electronic Literature Lab. "A dictionary of the revolution" is included along with work by Melody Mou Peijing, Priti Pandurangan, and Marisa Parham.