Heidi Wong Knihy

At fourteen, Alexandra DesDemonta struggles with feelings of neglect and resentment towards her family after the death of her father. With her mother remarried and her little brother Taylor seemingly favored, Alex's frustration mounts, especially when she is reluctantly tasked with babysitting him on Halloween. The ring from her father, inscribed with "It always goes on," serves as a poignant reminder of her past and the challenges she faces in her current family dynamics.

"Wear poetry as both perfume and armor." Wong’s words and artistry are both vibrant with color, richly textured, defiant, and unapologetic in their boldness. Her speaker begins her spiritual journey of remembrance that transcends body, tradition, or even nation in the pursuit of authentic art that is constructed through the radical acceptance of the past in order to leave it all behind.Turning to Wallpaper is a story where no wounds are left unconfronted or softened. It is beautiful, without beauty. There is “pain, but no victimhood.”