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A Tale of Two Children demonstrates Lum\u2019s artistic engagement with social issues of the everyday. Particularly, this work examines the upbringing of a child, not just the child as product of upbringing but, in terms of his or her relationship to others and the moments that influence the child. It is not only the child who is examined but the viewer, too, is drawn into the work and provoked to reflect on their own childhood.<\/p>\n

The image that comprises the left half of the installation…undermines the idea that children are insulated or exempt from adult feelings of suffering.\u00a0The boy is vulnerable, intimidated, and sad [and the]\u00a0tone is harsh, negative, and angry, obviously detrimental to the boy\u2019s self-worth.<\/p>\n

The right-hand image text supports the idea that it is a mother who is speaking affectionately to her daughter. At some level, this may translate into pressure that is put on the child to succeed. Issues of race and culture are interwoven with concepts of child-rearing.<\/p>\n

Lum\u2019s A Tale of Two Children, through the two scenes, illustrates two different points on a large spectrum of parenting. Race, is one factor among many that influences child-rearing. Socio-economic and cultural backgrounds effect the relationship between parent and child as well. Lum conveys the multiplicity of parenting.\u00a0The work is personal, local, and intimate while at the same time anonymous, global, and public. The complexity of the artwork mirrors the intricate multiplicity of childhood itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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