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POURING BOWLS DEN MIN YANG
POURING BOWLS
DEN MIN YANG
In this painting, Den remembers a happy time from his childhood,
which contrasts with his experience of life in a Kakuma Refugee
Camp. In camp, all bowls are made of plastic but in his childhood,
bowls were made of hardened mango skins and were brightly
decorated.
An especially exciting time for him as a child was when his mother
would mix milk and water in these lovely bowls and let him drink
the sweet liquid through a bamboo straw. The straw in the painting
is broken, being separated from family is one of the toughest
challenges for many refugees.