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Set Your Heart Ablaze
This powerful mixed-media work explores the emotional conflict of familial love and the pain of misrecognition. Coming from a deeply religious immigrant family, Azure Kim expresses the tension between being loved and being unseen. The central figure, framed by family memories and scorched textures, represents the struggle of being called “daughter” while living a truth that contradicts those labels. With a bold animated self-portrait swinging a flaming sword, the piece captures both the rage and resilience required to carve out a space for one’s authentic self.
Azure’s visual narrative confronts the guilt and grief of considering separation from the only family he’s ever known. Set Your Heart Ablaze is both a cry for freedom and a portrait of courage — the moment of choosing self-preservation over silence.
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This powerful mixed-media work explores the emotional conflict of familial love and the pain of misrecognition. Coming from a deeply religious immigrant family, Azure Kim expresses the tension between being loved and being unseen. The central figure, framed by family memories and scorched textures, represents the struggle of being called “daughter” while living a truth that contradicts those labels. With a bold animated self-portrait swinging a flaming sword, the piece captures both the rage and resilience required to carve out a space for one’s authentic self.
Azure’s visual narrative confronts the guilt and grief of considering separation from the only family he’s ever known. Set Your Heart Ablaze is both a cry for freedom and a portrait of courage — the moment of choosing self-preservation over silence.
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