composite, 2008. Mixed media. 38" x 46" x 3/4". — **composite**, 2008. Mixed media. 38" x 46" x 3/4".

Society of 23

But we were together, and out of this fraternity something binding might come, to give us some sort of a foothold in America. —Filipino-American writer Carlos Bulosan in America is in the Heart

At the heart of my practice is the Society of 23, a super secret fictional brotherhood where I play all 23 brothers. Since 2008, this multidisciplinary project has examined ideas of belonging and individuality, using the brotherhood as a metaphor for America — a theatrical place that is layered and unresolved. Through an ongoing, nonlinear narrative that is sincere and absurd, the artwork positions identity as a continual negotiation between self and stage.