California Dreamin’, 2023
Video, 10 min 15 sec
I made this video thinking about my own family and identity as a mixed-race Dutch/Indonesian person born in California. My family immigrated from Indonesia in the 1960s and often camped in California's Public Lands. The imagery in this video is taken from the desert in Southern California where hundreds of migrants seeking asylum are currently living in make shift camps. I created the soundscape by reworking and manipulating the Mamas & Papas' song "California Dreamin'".