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Bato Disik is a site specific installation comprised of a large water bath filled with multiple boats similar to the batos used by Mauritian fishermen in their villages. The boats are cast out of sugar. Over time the boats disappear, mirroring the disappearance of the fishing trade in Mauritius. Along with the sugar batos, an 8 min. video entitled Bain De Mer is displayed. The video is inspired by the tragic story of Le Morne, a coastal mountain in Mauritius where an entire village of escaped slaves leaped to their deaths to avoid recapture.

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Andrea Chung is an artist working and living in San Diego, California. Her work explores themes of labor and materials and their relationships with ‘post colonial’ societies. Her work has appeared in venues including the National Gallery of Jamaica, the Art Museum of the Americas, and Medulla Gallery. She has been published in ARC, Small Axe, Harvard’s Transitions and Representations. She is also the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship and has lectured at MICA, Tulane and the Claremont Colleges.