Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006)Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) begins with my mother’s archive of newspaper clippings, collected primarily from the Dallas Morning News, and presented to the me when I left home. Compiled under the terms “Colombia” and “Adoption,” these stacks of paper represent moments of cross-temporal communication from a parent to her transnational-adoptee son. Through a process of reselection and reconfiguration within the archive, dormant for nearly a decade, I construct a 7.5-foot wide parachute in response to Dayanita Singh’s File Room & Shilpa Gupta’s 1278 Unmarked, 28 Hours by Foot via National Highway No 1, east of the Line of Control. Activated through performance at the Queens Museum, the parachute, in a contemplation of lift and drag, explores the weight of inheritance. Performance History: Performed 16 August 2015 Archival video by Elizabeth Lamb & Emily Mock |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |  Parachute, (circa 1988 – 2006) at Queens Museum |