Artist statement

I view my work as a recording of my life and a way to tell stories, whether fictional or realistic. Growing up, I often came up with stories, images, and ideas in my head that I was unable to fully communicate. As I grew older, I realized that art, particularly photography and drawing, allow me to bring these ideas out of my mind. 

I create narratives through photography. By staging and manipulating everyday objects, I am able to control what and how the viewer sees, and to create my own version of reality. Besides creating fictional stories through art, I find plenty of inspiration by observing my daily surroundings, whether it be people, objects or an environment as a whole. Many of us are so accustomed to the things we see in our daily lives, that we feel indifferent and almost detached from our surroundings. Through the exploration of different mediums, I want to magnify the details and the little moments that we often miss out on in our daily lives. 

       我認為我的作品是我生活的記錄，也是講述故事的方式，無論是虛構的還是現實的。 小時候，我總是想像出天馬行空的故事、圖像和想法，但因為年紀還小，我無法充分地把這些想法表達出來。 隨著年齡的增長，我意識到透過藝術，尤其是攝影和繪畫，我能夠把這些想法和感受抒發出來。

       通過攝影，我能夠創建自己的現實生活的版本。 通過擺設和藝術表現手段處理一件看似日常普通的事物，我可以把控觀眾的觀看模式和方法——顯示我希望他們觀看的內容；並隱藏我不希望他們觀看的內容——感覺就像我在邀請別人進入我的想像世界。

       除了通過藝術創作虛構的故事外，我還通過觀察日常環境（無論是人物，物件還是整個環境）獲得了很多的啟發。 許多人已經習慣了自己在日常生活中看到的事物，以至於對周圍的事物漠不關心，甚至與周遭的環境分離。 通過探索各種媒介，我希望放大人們在日常生活中經常錯過的細節和一些細微時刻。