Statement

As a former award-winning journalist from China, I tell stories about migration, memory, and identity by weaving on a hand-loom, dyeing with plants, and hand-spinning. Through these labor-intensive processes, I explore hidden emotions, struggles, and perseverance using distinctive figurative weaving.

In my woven paintings, I incorporate natural fibers such as linen, paper-fabric collage, and hand-spun paper yarn made from calligraphy paper and book pages. Through experiments with materials and composition, I aim to make visible the internal human struggle for existence.

Repeatedly crumpled and smoothed-out handmade mulberry paper bears fine wrinkles reminiscent of human skin. Colors extracted from plants capture the subtle vibrations of nature, while handwoven cloth records the body’s movement and the passage of time.