Artist Statement

you must everywhere wander 你必顧盼 centralizes my queer gaze with the aesthetic of Sino-futurism, and intersectional layering of Asian diasporic experience, queer masculinity and ancient Chinese myth.

Inspired by my childhood memory and critical reflection on the construction of Asian identity, I believe ‘home’ is somewhere filled with the smell of good food; somewhere your loved one makes an effort to treat you with delicious and time-consuming food as a token of their love and care. I invite audiences into an other-worldly queer dreamality; creating a welcoming, intimate atmosphere in a digital realm which celebrates queer Asian diasporic and other marginalised identity.

I hope a different political discourse can be established through this work, and it can enable cross-cultural communication and a healing conversation about queer Asian migrant identity in the West.