Ario Elami's series of mostly small-scale conceptual works, combining text and drawing, explores the event of one's death and the prospect of an afterlife; Ruohan Hu creates modern version of Hyakki Yagyo (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons), an illustrated handbook about ghosts and monsters from Japanese and Chinese folklore; Jihee Lee's paintings bear witness to the act of meditation and as objects, are a physical record of time and personal memory; in his photographic seascapes, Chien-ning Liao creates spaces that are ambiguous allowing viewers to question what they are looking at; Singha Sihakhom explores the Buddhist term for constant flux and impermanence, annica, through the lens of his personal experiences migrating from Laos and becoming an ordained Buddhist monk; Qing Song's oil paintings reflect on the challenges faced by the first generation of modern, urban, professional women in China, as well as her own identity as a young female painter.

Tufts University Art Gallery @ Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave Medford 
April 11–28, 2013
Reception + Artist Talks: April 11, 5–8 pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 11 am–5 pm; Thursdays 11 am–8 pm

Image credit: Qing Song, Twin Sisters, 2013. Oil painting on canvas. 42x60 inches.