New Normal, 2023
On the Edge of Tears, 2023
In the Limelight, 2023
In the Limelight, 2023
Inkjet prints on hand-coated .04" anodized aluminum plate
14”x10”
Installation view of As an Alien, I Am Glad to Be in New Mexico in Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Installation view of As an Alien, I Am Glad to Be in New Mexico in Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Fished a loneliness, 2023
12 mins single channel video, Script and 12 mins sound
Dimension variable
Installation view of 10:47PM, August 23, 2023, Daqiu Island, 3 miles Off the Coast of China, Now Space, Taipei. Taiwan
Installation view of 10:47PM, August 23, 2023, Daqiu Island, 3 miles Off the Coast of China, Now Space, Taipei. Taiwan
A Dream Cast in Dormancy (Even the Shadows Glow in the Dark)
Work in progress
"The darkness is the key, but humans locked it up."
Beigan Island, 50 miles west from the median line of the Taiwan Strait
August 19, 2023
My exploration begins with the issue of light pollution and dark-sky conservation in Taiwan, focusing on the Matsu Islands. These islands have become home to a surreal phenomenon, wherein each night the sky glows an unnatural neon green as far as the eye can see. The Matsu Islands are home to several endangered and bioluminescent species that depend on darkness for survival, now suffering from light pollution caused by unregulated Chinese squid fishing. Historically caught between the high-handed force of China and the partisan biddings of Taiwan, local efforts to counteract this luminous invasion have not made much headway. My work aims to look at the causes of this issue, its ecological and socioeconomic effects, and the eerie climate surrounding peacebuilding conversation within the first two decades of the twenty-first century.