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While I was in hospital, my limbs were merely separate elements and broken parts for the doctors to repair and reconstruct. Like a doctor, I try to do surgeries for my wounded work. I create works that metaphorically mimic the processes of treating wounds to heal. This healing involves time and changes. The fragments trace the stitching of wounds. I weave my trauma together to see what may happen.
In the series Pi Fu (Skin), I use handmade Chinese mulberry paper, which resembles the thin and silky quality of our human skin. First, I imprint the paper with my skin. Human skin injects the paper with unpredictable textures, traces, veins, and patterns unique to the individual. The colors reflect flesh, dried skin, scars, and scabs. Through my own “medical” manipulation, they become my “second skin.” After layering and collaging the papers, I rip and subtract the papers with surgical instruments. During this process, I re-touch and re-experience the trauma. The result is a response to the repair. I further develop them to the scale of my body.
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While I was in hospital, my limbs were merely separate elements and broken parts for the doctors to repair and reconstruct. Like a doctor, I try to do surgeries for my wounded work. I create works that metaphorically mimic the processes of treating wounds to heal. This healing involves time and changes. The fragments trace the stitching of wounds. I weave my trauma together to see what may happen.
In the series Pi Fu (Skin), I use handmade Chinese mulberry paper, which resembles the thin and silky quality of our human skin. First, I imprint the paper with my skin. Human skin injects the paper with unpredictable textures, traces, veins, and patterns unique to the individual. The colors reflect flesh, dried skin, scars, and scabs. Through my own “medical” manipulation, they become my “second skin.” After layering and collaging the papers, I rip and subtract the papers with surgical instruments. During this process, I re-touch and re-experience the trauma. The result is a response to the repair. I further develop them to the scale of my body.