My Story is Golden video soundscape

A collaborative video soundscape opened in Albuquerque at the International District Library and at City Hall’s Gallery One for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and will remain on view through June 20th. The video installations are free and open to the public during open hours of the International District Library at 7601 Central Ave NE and City Hall’s Gallery One at 1 Civic Plaza NW.

Please join the public screening of the 20-minute soundscape that will take place on May 29 at Gallery One from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. The screening will begin at 6:00 pm with Q&A after the screening.

The video is a visual companion to a soundscape composed with the voices of 24 APIDA community members in Albuquerque. Together, they narrate a communal story of migration, identity, and rooting in place. Twelve unique stories can be heard at each location. The stories are tethered to the soundscape and intended to be heard onsite as a rooted, location-specific experience. Visit both sites to explore all of the individual stories.

The installation is interactive and visitors will need to bring their phone and earbuds to fully experience the soundscape and individual recorded stories. 

My Story is Golden is an ongoing community and land-based public art project. that continues to evolve and includes stories recorded during a 2023 Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) story-sharing program.

Read the City of Albuquerque Public Art press release: My Story Is Golden Uplifts Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Voices