About Hunger & Resilience transcends the dehumanizing abstraction of statistics by intimately documenting lived experiences of hunger in America. Over four and a half years, Michael Ny traveled the country collecting portraits and oral histories, while building relationships with people who have faced food insecurity. Through this diverse set of voices, the exhibition reflects the complex reasons for hunger spanning mental health issues, addiction, socioeconomic inequality, war, and natural disasters. In these stories, we see hardship as well as profound dignity and resilience in the struggle for food security. This exhibition invites visitors to view hunger not as a distant concern, but as an urgent human rights issue in our communities and country.
Michael Ny practiced law for ten years before dedicating himself full-time to photography and multimedia storytelling. Approaching each project with a deep sense of connection and honor, Ny spends several days with each participant and ensures they approve the final edit. Exhibited nationally and internationally, his body of work makes visible the social issues and people who have been systemically obscured.