CYJO was born in South Korea and grew up in the United States, a series of portraits of "mixed blood» (Mixed Blood) she created from 2010 to 2013 in New York and Beijing.
Photographer says that one of the reasons that it has started a project, it's curiosity. It was interesting to trace the manifestation of "mixed type" in countries such as China, where the modernization of society continues in line with a combination of a new culture with a long tradition. Although there are people who are afraid of cultural mix. Cyjo concludes that the idea of ​​a global identity and our definition of self, culture and race is rooted in the experience and personal choice.
In a series of "half-breed» CYJO wanted to portray the ever-changing definition of race and explore the uniqueness of the individual in the family.
Doyle Family, 2010, American citizenship. Ancestors: Africans, American Indians, Creoles, Cubans, French, Irish.Languages: English, Spanish, French. Live in New York.
Family Chandola, 2013, Citizenship: India, Korea. Ancestors: Indians, Koreans. Languages: English, Korean, Chinese, Hindi. Living in Beijing.
Family Snodgrass, in 2013, citizenship: America, China. The ancestors of the Germans, the Chinese, the Irish.Languages: English, Mandarin. Living in China since 1999.
Family Walter, in 2010, citizenship: America, Germany. Ancestors: African Americans, American Indians, Bahamians, French, Germans. Languages: English, German, French, Spanish. Live in New York.
Family Kishimoto, 2013 Nationality: China, Japan. Ancestors: Chinese, Japanese. Languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English. Living in Beijing.
Family Casarosa, 2010, citizenship: America, Italy, Korea. Ancestors: Italians, Koreans. Languages: English, Italian, Korean. Live in New York.
Family Huang Rierson, 2013, citizenship: America, Belgium. Ancestors: French, Chinese, Germans, Irish, Scots.Languages: Mandarin, French, English. Living in Beijing.
Family James, in 2010, citizenship: America. Ancestors: American Indians, Chinese, Dutch, English, Filipino, German, Irish, Japanese, Prussians. Languages: English, French, Pidgin English (a mixture of English, Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino.) Live in New York.
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