Sculptures
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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
Being an immigrant living in a different but more open, gender-equal culture led me to consider how inherited forms can be reactivated to reflect my past gendered experience. In 2023, I engaged with Chinese paper-cutting art (Jianzhi), traditionally practised by women as a folk art form, as a way to reconnect with my cultural roots…
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囡 (nān)
In essence, this story began with my grandmother and her life. But as I delved deeper into the search for my own identity, etched by the weight of traditional Chinese culture, a hollow, fragmented version of myself emerged. This series of works, created for my BVA graduation exhibition, combines ceramics, metal, and Chinese paper calendars…
