220716 BA BAO ZHOU @byjoymao for @wowprojectnyc 6 year anniversary celebrations 🎊 little moments backstage before the presentation of BA BAO ZHOU, a collection by @byjoymao created as the artist-in-residence at @wowprojectnyc 🪡 v emotional to witness intergenerational work @wowprojectnyc @wingonwoandco is doing. with 3 generations of the wow family present, women with roots in Chinatown's garment labor history, and my peers synthesizing from the lessons of our elders and creating something new 🌅 community work is weaving all the stories from our lives. what we create together is so much more beautiful than what we can do alone 🌱🌱🌱 i was so excited to chat with alice ip, who was a labor organizer in the chinatown garment industry in the 80s. look at her pins from her collection!! 😍😍😍 @byjoymao your collection was so beautiful! congratulations to you and @wowprojectnyc 💐💐💐