Sculptures
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Under The Bridge
The yearning to reconnect led me back to my childhood memories. In those memories, the hand-sewn quilts my grandmother made always brought me warmth and a sense of care. Last year, I hand-stitched a quilt of my own, attempting to capture the craftsmanship my grandmother once embodied. Through the material and the act of making,…
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One Hundred Familiars, One Hundred Unknowns.
I’ve been thinking about what makes a vessel so immediately recognisable as a vessel and what unfamiliar possibilities still lie hidden, waiting to emerge. With its 20,000-year history intertwined with human life, pottery has profoundly shaped our aesthetics, embedding in us a sense of home, culture, and community—values tied deeply to tradition. Yet, this familiarity…
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Was the dream you once had like the one I hold now?
As an immigrant, the question of my identity is a constant in my life. Late at night, when the world falls silent, I lie in bed, drifting: What if I were not 14,000 kilometres away but back home? What if my path led me to become someone else entirely? Yet, despite possibilities, my choices have…
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I am not a Tool for Carrying on the Family Lineage
My journey with the Chinese paper-cutting art (Jianzhi) began as a way to connect with my cultural roots and explore how it reflects gender dynamics and feminist ideas within a Chinese context. Drawing from traditional motifs, I reinterpret these forms to address gender issues, especially the historical and social expectations that have shaped the lives…
Eva During 伊娃卓灵 