​Temporarily Qualified

​The works in this series incorporate various official United States documents related to citizenship and immigration, such as expired HB1 visas, driver's licenses, letters, photographs, and more. 

Temporarily Qualified #4 (10/01/2007-10/31/2022), 2021, mixed media, 36 x 30 inches

​Temporarily Qualified #4 (10/01/2007-10/31/2022) is a collection of my expired H1B Approval Notice Letters from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Temporarily Qualified#2 (20JUL2007-31OCT2019), 2021, inkjet prints, 17.25 x 8 inches

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​Temporarily Qualified #2 (20JUL2007-31OCT2019) is a collection of my expired United States H1B visas. The images span from 2007 to 2019, when I was living in the U.S. as a temporary immigrant worker before obtaining a green card in November 2019.

​​Temporarily Qualified #3 (03-09-2011-10-31-2019), 2021, inkjet prints, 7.25 x 16.25 inches

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Temporarily Qualified #3 (03-09-2011-10-31-2019) is a collection of my expired New Jersey driver’s licenses. The images span from 2007 to 2019, when I was living in the U.S. as a temporary immigrant worker before obtaining a green card in November 2019.

Temporarily Qualified#5 (2007-2019), 2021, football jerseys, American flag, thread, 95 x 165 inches

Temporarily Qualified #5 (2007-2019) consists of 12 previously worn football jerseys and one vintage American flag from eBay. They are all hand stitched together to form a single piece. The artist’s portraits from his expired H1B visas and NJ driver’s licenses have been printed on the jerseys.