How I Keep Looking Up/Como Sigo Mirando Hacia Arriba/仰望
STEPS TO HEALING
It took a lot for me to accept that someone I loved would hurt me. In group therapy, you can learn from everyone’s past difficulties and triumphs. It helps you to mature emotionally and achieve peace.
The steps in my flag represent the power of recovery and overcoming life challenges. The circles symbolize the unity and interdependence of healing by connecting with other humans. Through opening up and overcoming traumatic experiences from my home and family life, I was able to go back to my life, to regain the joy of living.
療傷的過程
要真正相信我愛的人竟然會傷害我，是很艱難的事。但在心理治療小組裡，我們能從其他人的成功和失敗中汲取經驗，學會如何讓心智成熟，讓內心變平靜。
旗子里的台階，代表治癒和克服困難的力量。圓圈代表在他人陪伴下療傷時、我所見證的團結和互相扶持。通過向大家傾訴我在家中遇到的創傷，我找回了自己，找回了生活的喜悅。
PASOS HACIA LA SANACIÓN
Me costó mucho trabajo aceptar que alguien que amaba podría hacerme daño. En terapia grupal, puedes aprender de las dificultades y triunfos pasados de las otras personas. Te ayuda a madurar emocionalmente y alcanzar la paz.
Los escalones en mi bandera representan el poder de la recuperación y superación de desafíos en la vida. Los círculos simbolizan la unidad e interdependencia de sanar a través de conectar con otros seres humanos. Al abrirme y superar experiencias traumáticas de mi hogar y vida familiar, fui capaz de regresar a mi vida y recuperar la alegría de vivir.
Acknowledgements/Reconocimiento/鳴謝
This project is supported by Kenneth Rainin Foundation's Open Spaces Program.
Partners: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Chinese Progressive Association, Chinatown Community Development Center, Calle24 Latino Cultural District, Causa Justa :: Just Cause, La Colectiva de Mujeres
Additional Support: California Arts Council, California Department of Social Services, Community Challenge Grant, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, #StartSmall Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, CCC Contemporaries
Special Thanks: Chinese Chamber of Commerce and San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
Venue: 41 Ross, during Connie Zheng’s Table to Farm | 鄭韞欣: 從餐桌到農場 residency, June 15–September 15, 2022.