Art

I am an Asian-Australian artist born in Hong Kong, based in Canberra. A recurring theme of my practice is translation and belonging between cultures and time. My works often explore how language and identity mediate relationships. Video, sound, programming and installation are how I engage with the technological/ cultural frameworks I use to communicate with the people whom I love.

Projects

Reviews

Iva Glisic, “Towards Transformative Propaganda: A History of Student Activism at the Australian National University”, Index Journal

CV

Wǒ-in-process (Wǒ[我]:, I, me)

August-October, 2020. Tuggeranong Arts Centre

Wǒ-in-process, meaning “I-in-process”, is a Chinese Pinyin word combined with English. It represents the common process people from the Chinese diaspora go through, figuring out “who I am” in a postcolonial and cross-cultural context. This process-oriented dialogical art project, therefore, is a work-in-process that focuses on opening up dialogues around Chinese identity, by facilitating relationship-building process within and beyond Chinese community, using specific sites and structured activities.

The project aims to open up the boundary of “what is Chinese” and reveal the complexity of such identity label. It also aims to help emerging Chinese artists understand identity issues and develop relevant artworks.

Collaborators, families and friends 我们

Jacqueline Meng 孟嘉琪 (ins @j.m.e.n.g), Jing Zhang 张静 (ins @lanoiacamus), Joanne Leong 梁主恩 (ins @blanketblanket_), Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 (ins @elyshiaweatherby), Sydney Farey 悉尼 (ins @sydfarey), Zhi 詹芷瑜 (ins @chamzhiyi), Yuexin Zhao 赵玥欣 (ins @zyx.rosee)

and guests Clara (Sijing) Li, Emma Cupitt, Emma Hodges, Kasumi Hamon, Lily Sheng, Nathan Nhan, Rebecca Weatherby, Renée Stainer, Sam Wassmann, Tashi Chua, Viv Wang and more.

Project co-ordinator and facilitator: Zora Pang 庞林仪 (ins @zorapang)

Documentary video

Yuexin Zhao 赵玥欣

Sound

“Memory and Sound: weaving fragments of home” for Wǒ-in-process (Wǒ[我]:, I, me)

Live sound work by Joanne Leong and 黑芝麻 (Hei Zhi Ma) with contributions from Jacqueline Meng 孟嘉琪 (ins @j.m.e.n.g), Jing Zhang 张静 (ins @lanoiacamus), Joanne Leong 梁主恩 (ins @blanketblanket_), Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻 (ins @elyshiaweatherby), Sydney Farey 悉尼 (ins @sydfarey), Zhi 詹芷瑜 (ins @chamzhiyi), Yuexin Zhao 赵玥欣 (ins @zyx.rosee) and guests Clara (Sijing) Li, Emma Cupitt, Emma Hodges, Kasumi Hamon, Lily Sheng, Nathan Nhan, Rebecca Weatherby, Renée Stainer, Sam Wassmann, Tashi Chua, Viv Wang and more.