In Restoration—, 2020
How can we truly heal the planet and restore nature?
Interacting with a scarred and rubbish strewn landscape, we uncover and once again reveal the natural surface that lies beneath. As we dig through and intentionally sort, remove and curate a sliver in a looming field of manmade plastic trash, we identify how it relates back to us as individuals. How do our daily choices impact this planet we call home? How lasting will our actions be?
Our first iteration of this art piece tackled a one metre strip of a trash field washed ashore on a remote beach near Fan Lau in south Lantau Island, Hong Kong. As we had to carry what we picked up back up the mountain and out to a village for trash collection, we focused on light plastic and mostly expanded polystyrene (EPS foam). There was a vast amount of this material broken down that the bottom layer was sand like in itself. The visual contrast of the piece was not as apparent as we had hoped and we will need to return with tools to fully excavate until we reach the beach sand as well as clearing a wider area. The section we worked on yielded around 40kg of manmade trash.
Woven Ashore—a Conversation with the Wrack Line, 2019
Through the installation, we examine the lasting impact on the environment of our everyday choices and consider how our lifetime compares to that of the plastic items we use. What shifts can be made? What can be given new life? What does it all mean in the scope of stewardship?
According to Wikipedia, “the wrack line is a coastal feature where organic material and other debris is deposited at high tide. This zone acts as a natural input of marine resources into a terrestrial system, providing food and habitat for a variety of coastal organisms”. Today, wrack lines on beaches around the world are also places where manmade (mostly plastic) debris is deposited in great density, intermixing with kelp, seagrass, shells: a microcosm of human activity and our impact on the natural environment.
Woven Ashore was created along and within the natural wrack line of a beach in south Lantau. Plastic ocean trash collected along the beach was curated and woven among the natural matter. Beach cleanup volunteers were invited to collaborate on the artwork and in the process, to reflect on their personal relationship with plastic and consider changes to make in their daily life.
PERSPECTIVE macro · micro, 2019
Duo exhibition, Verandah gallery—Bizzie Bee, PMQ
Perspective plays a significant role in life and art. Our feelings about the world around us stem in large part from our perspective, and the vantage point from which we view our lives. The exhibit challenged our perception of what is big and what is small, to help us not only observe, but also interact with the world in a new way. Small things enlarged, large things condensed—where do we find ourselves in it all?
VOGUE x LA MER x Eco Marine, 2019
Vogue HK, La Mer and Eco Marine hosted a family friendly beach cleanup at Stanley Main Beach to arouse public awareness on ocean protection.
The concept of the campaign was “I See What They Sea” —to see things through the eyes of children and adults in their pledge to protect the ocean for following generations. For the event, I created a #natureunnaturepile installation composed mainly of ocean plastic pollution to engage beach cleanup participants and passersby to reflect on the single use plastic in their own lives and what changes they can make.
After Another, 2019
Solo exhibition, Verandah Gallery—Bizzie Bee, PMQ
After Another examined working in series through art making with watercolour and found materials. Accompanying the exhibition were education workshops where there was time to dialogue with students about ideas and process. They were introduced to new tools and techniques so they could explore and begin creating an art series of their own.
CHAT GO! Let’s Build a Textile Village, 2018
A collaboration with Giants Tie Dye on the blue cave at lodge 4 for CHAT Go! Let's Build a Textile Village. Visitors learned about and tried their hand at dyeing with indigo. Finished strips were then woven into floor mats on a giant loom. Workshop participants dyed rope to sew into bowls.
LUSH Live Central 2018
LUSH Live Central showcased organizations addressing animal protection, human rights, and environmental conservation in Hong Kong. As part of Eco Marine, we focused on personal actions and highlighted various #1person1site projects. I brought to PMQ the #natureunnaturepile series for the ocean trash installation. An ocean plastic upcycling art workshop turned out whimsical and unique pieces.
an owlily collaborative series, 2010
Owls + haikus for the month of January, 2010 with @pardiniprints.
See how it unfolded here.
jan 23: saltine the kitchen owl
cooking is so fun
i live in a frying pan
what can i make you?
