Uprooted and Replanted by Naomi Torgler
Opening May 5, 2026. A free opening reception well be held on May 5 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Lynn Rodeman Metzger Galleries, 4th Floor
Uprooted and Replanted considers Naomi Torgler's personal identity as a Chinese adoptee living in the United States. Torgler explores cultural practices and traditional symbolism to express the death of her Chinese lineage and to represent her presence in the United States. Without having any memories of her birthplace, she communicates the tension between the inherited absence and the construction of a different sense of belonging.
About the Artist
Naomi Torgler is a graduating senior from The University of Akron earning her BFA with a concentration in Sculpture. Her work explores identity and relationships through symbolism. She reflects onto her work past experiences to understand her own connections.
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