Artist In Residence Fruzsina Nagy Features Art Installation ‘In the Waves of Mekong’
The exhibition features three intricate costumes inspired by the story of Beth Lo, a Hmong refugee who was separated from her family during a nighttime crossing of the Mekong River during the Vietnam War.
Fruzsina Nagy’s “In the Waves of Mekong” is on view at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center through Oct. 31.
Nagy, a Hungary-based artist, was selected for the second-annual New Work Development Artist Residency at the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts. Her installation features three intricate costumes inspired by the story of Beth Lo, a Hmong refugee who was separated from her family during a nighttime crossing of the Mekong River during the Vietnam War. Lo lived in a Laotian refugee camp before she was reunited with her family and moved to the United States.
“As a costume designer, I was deeply moved by Beth’s experience,” Nagy said in her artist statement. “My aim was to translate her emotional journey into abstract visual form — shaping memory, trauma and resilience through fabric, form and colors.”
The installation also features a soundscape by Lynn Vartan, associate professor in Music Performance, and video work by Tim Weaver, instructional associate professor in Visualization. Stephanie Sos, a senior communications student, helped Nagy with creating and sewing the costumes.
