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Close/Divide

My process began with a longing for connection. I initially became curious how Chinese and English, the languages of my family, might interact in a joined, physical form. Taking newspaper, I spun together yarn and began knitting. As the tapestry started taking shape, new questions and curiosities arose for me. What did it mean for paper to break, disintegrate, or be left undone? How was something as fragile as paper able to transcend its original form? What visible and invisible forces caused connection within the work?

Close Divide (Installation)

8' x 7',newspaper, rice paper, gold leaf, 2018

Why Can't I Open Up to People?

9.5" x 8.5" x 8.5", newspaper, gold tinsel, red envelope, 2017

Promises

24" x 36", newspaper, gold thread, 2017

Put On/Put Off

30" x 17", taiwanese & american newspaper, clothes hanger, 2016

Cartography

4" x 5", newspaper, rice paper, gold thread, 2016

Differential Signaling

36" x 18", newspaper, crepe paper, gold thread, 2017

I'm Just Trying to Get Home

3" x 5", newspaper, rice paper, gold thread, 2016

Self-Conscious

4" x 4", newspaper, rice paper, gold thread, 2016

Opus

12" x 13" x 1", newspaper, chinese lanterns, gold tinsel, 2016

They Told Me, "Be Yourself"

2.5" x 6", newspaper, rice paper, gold thread, 2016

Deluge (Without Abandon)

25" x 18", newspaper, sari cloth, gold thread, 2017

When Things Fall Apart

10" x 13", newspaper, crepe paper, gold thread, 2017

Heard Your Cry

6.5" x 5", newspaper, rice paper, 2016

Sacrifice

9" x 9", rice paper, crepe paper, newspaper, 2016