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“Are you cold?” “Have you eaten?” These are some questions that are usually followed by actions to feed, to show care for, or even to embrace the intended. For many traditional Asian families, the actions form some kind of love languages when sometimes utterances of “I love you” are not practiced. With this exhibition, I am looking at the notion of us being connected to one another through craft and rituals - love languages - at the intersections of the politics of care, making and storytelling. By looking at some of my projects that share these similar threads, I hope to expand the complexity of the stories behind the processes and works that are significant to me: there are past intergenerational wisdom or knowledge systems involved, specifically with the matrilineal stories about the struggles and hope, of intimate labour and kinkeeping. These crafting processes and rituals were (and still are for many) about artistry and financial and social stability, about making a living, about resilience. |
Tradewinds (Bayu laut)
Cotton table runner, embroidery with silk thread, assorted haberdasheries, pins 2 of 36 x 229cm 2024 |
Details of The moon by my side, 2024 |
Soft is the roof of my houses (I, II)
Vintage patchwork, stainless steel, thread, Naomi Shihab Nye's poem Two Countries printed on tracing paper, magnets 2 of 11.5 x 12 x 12cm 1965-2024 |
