Ala'a Dandan of adwoodburning
“I grew up learning about a nine-planet solar system. Pluto, former planet, currently dwarf planet 134340 has been through a lot. Like Pluto, I struggle with my identity. As a second generation Middle Eastern-American, I often find myself in an awkward cultural mesh in which my identity is obscured. Born and raised in the United States, my cultural identity is often erased and forgotten, just like Pluto. What was once a planet belonging to the system of the sun, is now but a number (134340), as I am merely a statistic. *This wood burning was inspired by @bts.bighitofficial song 134340 from the 2018 Love Yourself: Tear album. Please give it a listen. ‘You erased me, you forgot me’.'”
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