Portrait of Aorta 

2021

Tulle Fabric, Thread, Acupuncture Needles

Portrait of Aorta explores the motion of stitching, sewing, puncturing, and pinning in relation to the process of bruising, healing, and forming of a human being. Each thread that is stitched through the sheer fabric becomes an indelible capillary, and together, the myriad puncturing forms the complete body. The tingling act of stitching becomes a process for the formation of the whole body that destroys and mends at the same time. Pinning up the body with the acupuncture needles is not only essential for holding up the structure but is also a therapeutic treatment for relieving pain. By revealing the traces of these actions, this work evokes the systems embedded within our bodies, as well as suffering as a key element for physical and psychological growth. 

Until I See U Again (Heart, Brain, Liver, Lungs, Stomach)

2021

Lithography on Joss Paper, Gold Leaf, Fire

Until I See U Again is a series of five photolithographs printed on handmade paper using recycled Joss Paper -- also known as Chinese Spirit Money. As the money is created for the passed loved ones to have fortunes in their afterlife, the images that are carried by the paper will be received by the spirit once they are burnt. By exposing embroideries of different body organs directly on the photolithography plate and printing them on Joss paper, the artist seeks to send a blessing for a healthier afterlife for her deceased family members who suffered from illness.  The works transform her abstract feelings of yearning and desperation, as well as those of blessings into concrete imagery. It is a poetic translation of physical materials into spiritual sustenance.