Eva During 伊娃卓灵

Eva During (Eva Ding) is an immigrant visual artist based in Ōtepoti Dunedin, New Zealand.

She recently completed her MFA at Dunedin School of Art, following a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) in Ceramics and Sculpture in 2023.

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  • VR Painting Experimentation

    This is an experiment born of chance, as I am not a digital artist by training. It began with a VR headset purchased to explore 3D modelling for my sculpture practice. Yet, in an unexpected twist, I stumbled upon a painting application, and with it came a cascade of thoughts…

    VR Painting Experimentation
  • 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,…

    Was the dream you once had like the one I hold now?
  • 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…

    I am not a Tool for Carrying on the Family Lineage
  • 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,…

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    囡 (nān)