“I really enjoyed the continual use of Spanish throughout the film; there is something about hearing and witnessing and experiencing people speaking their mother tongue that even if the audience is not Spanish speaking, audiences can feel comforted by the roundness, warmth, and expressiveness of the language – to be shaken up by the reality of the fragmented and confuse world in which one benevolent action can flip one’s life in a fatefully wrong direction.”
Opinion article by Coco Lin.
“Overall the exhibition was a very enjoyable experience and I feel inspired to draw quick sketches inspired by Matisse, Derain, and the light of Collioure.” – Coco Lin
The the exhibitions “I reviewed were very successful in terms of the way they were curated” and the the stories “they shared,” making one question “what it means to have meaningful relationships and places that become empty when people die or move away. Just looking at the images in this show makes me think about what it means to be alive. I also think about the power of images that represent home, family, and relationships.”
