RETURN

Catherine Khamnouane (b. 1996) is an interdisciplinary artist and maker from Dallas, TX. In 2018, she received her BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where she continues to live and work.

My father was born in a country that no longer exists.

Like my family’s immigration story, human nature is a microcosm of something much larger. Whether it be the Gulf Stream or a trail of ants, natural systems remind us that we are bound not only to nature but to our nature. I am transfixed by the intrinsic aspects of humanity: war, conflict, aggression but also collaboration and the capacity for hope.

Through sculptural interactions and time-based installations, I grapple with my family’s past, my country’s present turmoil, and our planet’s uncertain future.

CV