States by marrying in each of our 50 states as a performance art project. She started this project after receiving a lot of negativity about being a young and attractive unmarried Asian American woman. She really doesn't offer up any explaination or comment about the marriages on her website or photos. There is only a small blurb about why she decided to start this project. The rest is up for interpretation and exploration of the viewer.
It seems to me that she has chosen some stereotypical icons or type of people typical to each state. For instance she married a native Hawaiian in Hawaii and a gay couple in San Fransisco. Perhaps this is her protest to the very stereotype she has been fighting- a Korean woman who is unmarried must have something wrong with her. This assumption is mostly comming from the older generation. She is wearing the traditional dress of a Korean Bride which can also mean she is using another symbol of tradition in Korean culture as a way of communicating her message. In her message she looks very forlorn and kind of passive with a little bit of shame while the groom(s) all look happy and excited for the big day. Of course if a woman is only getting married because it is expected of her and the man is marrying so he can complete a perfect picture of his worth and life, this would be a typical emotion and expression for bride and groom.
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| Alaska |
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| Wyoming, marrying a 5th generation cowboy |
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