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	Podcast:		Off the Clock
	Episode:		Off the Clock - A Conversation With True/False Artist Sarah Nguyen
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:08:02
	Publish Date:		2019-03-01 12:05:27
	Description:		Columbia artist Sarah Nguyen has never attended the True/False Film Fest, and her first experience will certainly be a memorable one. Her installation “Break Into Blossom” will be featured at the 2019 festival. Nguyen, who has lived in Columbia for less than a year, said she feels very honored to be part of the festival. “This festival has so much weight in my mind,” she said. “I'm just psyched. I can't wait to meet the students and see the parades and, of course, see all of the other art installations and then the films.” “Break Into Blossom” is a multimedia installation centered around a life-size replica of Little Boy, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. The replica is made of foam, painted to look rusted and covered in moss and cherry blossoms. Nguyen’s husband and MU English professor Phong Nguyen inspired the installation through his short story “Einstein Saves Hiroshima.” The story can be found in his book “Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History," which
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