Meraki

Meraki is a duo exhibition with Kelly Hymes and Maly Pel that features their interrelated works involving themes of family, trauma, and coping in response to monumental life moments. Hymes’ work is a glance into her internal struggles with her mother's breast cancer diagnosis. Her work is a coping mechanism that enables her to acknowledge a moment that left her drowning in flashbacks of specific markings. Pel’s work focuses on the tension between the rigid boundaries of her Khmer upbringing and modern-day values. Her art metaphorically and literally carves a path to new beginnings and burns away pieces of herself.