STATEMENT OF WORK

The central themes in my work are about freedom, the sense of belonging, and nothingness. I make fiction films to tell indescribable life stories, and apply cinematic language to experiment with moving images, mixed media, and photography. In this manner, I explore the spirits within the materials that unveil the essence of things and their connection with human states. My work has expanded from film to installation to conceptual art, responding to the inherent question of existence. I consider my practice as a mise-en-scène of a director’s arrangement of everything that appears in the framing of a film. Additionally, I incorporate printmaking, drawing, and image-transfer techniques in order to create layered experiences in my lens-based works, reflecting a nomadic state of self-identity.

The submitted project "mother-land" explores how politics and the outer world affect Taiwan, transforming the island to become a multiverse. As a Taiwanese immigrant recently moved to the United States, the relationships between family, homeland, and the world have become my lifelong obsession. Taiwan has been isolated from the world due to its political issues with China. Questions of independence, identity, and territory never have clear answers. This lonely island is surrounded by the ocean, waves, and tears, where the image of water has become a symbol of fluidity, unsettlement, and confusion. With the snapshots of my separated parents, family, and landscapes, I seek to deconstruct these liquid elements by reconstructing a solemn, while hopeful, map.