KNT

Kayla Tange was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1982 and adopted by a Japanese American family at the age of six months.  Throughout her childhood in Central California, Kayla found herself on the emotional path of many adopted children and began to seek a connection with her beginnings.

“The Year of the Snake” marks her first collaborative work with photographer Bruce Malone.   After meeting in 2007 they soon embarked upon a unique photographic exploration of her life as a performance artist.

Guided by raw emotion, Kayla combines the freedom of dance with the clarity of imagery projected on her body to reflect her internal monologue. Driven by the power to reinvent one’s self, she simulates the cleansing of one’s soul by the shedding of her skin.