Engaging with its intended communities, this project opened up conversations around Third Culture Kids (TCK) identity that would benefit both TCKs and monoculture individuals. TCKs—especially those who are not aware of this shared identity, generally feel affirmed of their experiences and fosters a sense of community. It also surfaced processes of reflection and grieving, helping […]
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Project 1: Cultural Fragment Cards on GCD.STUDIO Below is the link to the finished project exploring identity building of Third Culture Kids (TCK) based on relational aspects between cultural fragments instead of cultural labeling.
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U2 Symposium and Essay
Book End Statement Full Essay (GDrive) An amalgamate is one who is a freak. It identifies as an individual, yet shares appearance of many. It lies in the uncanny valley, a nudge away from ressemblance missing the mark by a hair, a plural identity within a singular. As a third culture kid (TCK) myself, I […]
Zarina Hashmi’s Letters from Home became a key reference point in this project. Her work, shaped by displacement after the India–Pakistan partition, expresses cultural homelessness through sparse maps, Urdu letters, and the ache of a home that no longer exists. Zarina’s practice resists any singular cultural identity; instead, it lingers in the in-between, revealing how […]