Mee Jey, MFA
Artist. Mother. Immigrant. Activist.
Mee Jey is an Indian artist-mother, whose sensibilities are shaped by the mythologies and folk lore of India, historical accounts of past, archaeological remains of ancient India and her travels to the length and breadth of Indian subcontinent. She has MFA from Sam Fox School of Arts, Washington University in St. Louis (2019), Master’s degree in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University and MPhil in Liberal Arts from Ambedkar University in Delhi. Recipient of McDonnell International Scholarship (2017-19) and USA States Fellowship LFP (2017), Mee’s works have been exhibited in India and in St. Louis. Currently she is practicing from St. Louis, USA
Millions of people leave their homes and undertake arduous journeys in search of better future. Thousands die or go missing and as many bodies are found that remain unidentified. According to Hindu belief system, if a dead is not given a due farewell, the soul wonders on the mortal world suffering in pain. Assuming the role of a Ghost Mother, I am giving these lost-souls a due remembrance by renaming them as ‘MY BABY’ and helping them to rest in peace in the ‘Other World’.