Entertain Me is a commentary on the male gaze as the the artist reclaims her power and asserts her dominance over the viewer, taking advantage of involuntary empathy and controlling their actions by making them yawn.
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The illustration series and window display, FIRE QUEEN, is a celebration of fiery redheads and an opportunity to call out catcallers. The series title came from a catcall the artist received in NYC, which sparked a personal project exploring catcall culture and life as a redhead.
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Through my art I attempt to express and understand the complex identity Asian Americans considering both historical context as well as how prevailing stereotypes inform our experience in our current media saturated culture. My work especially looks at how stereotypes surrounding Asian women are commodified to sell a fantastical image of the exotic other, and to identify and analyze the visual language of orientalising signifiers that exist within western visual culture.
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"pour les filles" is a series that explores the fleeting nature of youth — our quest to savour it and our desire to capture it. Each photograph explores this theme through the lens of an adolescent female, her never-ending need to remain youthful and the resulting vulnerability that encompasses this case. "pour les filles" contemplates our relationship with image-making in a society built on social comparison.
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I make art which reflects my viewpoint on life; I am strange and unusual but the world around me in just the same. Everyday objects and environments with emotive or kitschy connotations are the main subjects of my work. I use craft materials and take a hand-made, personal approach when making to allow hints of my own humor to seep into each project.
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Do You Have The Keys? is a personal photo diary of a recent road trip I took with two of my dearest gal pals to the East Coast of Canada. This trip symbolized calmness, friendship, and all things summer. The vast landscapes made for incredibly diverse visuals, yet when stringing the series together, each photo somehow complimented the next.
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