Another look at Castleberry Hill

We took a brief trip to another part of town that we don't venture often now -- Castleberry Hill. I like this part of town and used to take pictures here. It had been quite a while so it was a nice treat to have a good excuse to come back. We were invited for a private showing of a friend's art exhibit showing at the Granite Room. The exhibit originally premiered on May 23rd as part of the 4th Friday Art Stroll that occurs each month. We'd been to other similar events in Atlanta, but never the one at Castleberry Hill.

The exhibit, entitled "Transplanting" by Tina Ying Han was symbolic of the artist's cultural transition from Asia to the United States. There were several elements included in the collection, each telling a part of her story.

Perhaps one of the most impressive parts of the exhibit is a family style round dinner table that is coated in rice. The table displays several dishes, chopsticks, and bowls made of rice and resin. Han explained how this depicted the way she wanted her family to be--eating together in harmony.

There were several other works not shown here. Together, there was the common theme that her move to America has been life changing and that she would never be the same.

The exhibit is going to show again at Georgia Tech, although I'm not sure when or where.