haute photographie
18 Sept — 22 sept
Amsterdam

For my exhibition at Haute Photographie, I created a series of works inspired by the symbolic meanings of flowers in Chinese art, the fleeting nature of time and the constant pursuit of unattainable dreams. For this I used a light painting technique to 'paint' the canvas.

P°Motherhood
I created this image after giving birth to my daughter Rosie. As a mother, I experienced an empowering feeling of femininity, beauty and grace.
EUR 2.000,-
2023 | 50x70cm | 5 editions

P°Wrap
Being pregnant for the first time, I felt a sense of anxiety all throughout pregnancy. I felt a vulnerability I had never felt before. At the same time, I felt the warm embrace of my child and my own arms wrapping around her as a forever protection.
EUR 1.000,-
2023 | 30x40cm | 10 editions

P°Chrysanthemum
In Chinese culture, the chrysanthemum stands for longevity and immortality. I have fond memories of this flower. From drinking chrysanthemum tea in my childhood to seeing the flower at our home. I wanted to capture the meaning of longevity but also that nothing can really be immortal.
EUR 2.000,-
2024 | 50x70cm | 5 editions

P°Chrysanthemum_Light
This is a light rendition of the chrysanthemum flower. This brings me back to my childhood, drinking chrysanthemum tea. Looking at it, I also feel I can get lost in the endless waves of the chrysanthemum leaves.
EUR .000,-
2024 | 30x40cm | 10 editions

P°Dancer
I have always been fascinated by dreams. And whenever I try to visualise it, I see clarity and blurred edges. There's something about trying to capture a dream. It is always hazy and blurry and constantly in movement.
EUR 2.000,-
2024 | 50x70cm | 5 editions

P°Lily
In Chinese culture, the lily stands for motherhood and purity. I don't know anybody who doesn't like lilies. But I wanted to capture it in a way that felt raw and dark, the way purity or motherhood can sometimes feel.
EUR 1.000,-
2024  | 30x40cm | 10 editions

P°Peony
In Chinese culture, the peony stands for wealth, prosperity and good fortune. These are things all Chinese people strive for in the end. The peony also happens to be my favourite flower. The soft pillowy leaves, the endless layers,.. there's something about it.  
EUR 2.000,-
2024 | 50x70cm | 5 editions

P°Peony_Dark
I always look for a darkness in things and found that even peonies have it.
EUR 1.000,-
2024 | 30x40cm | 10 editions

P°Starlight
The duality of my Chinese heritage and Dutch upbringing always comes through in my identity and the things that I do. This, to me, is the embodiment of just that.
EUR 2.000,-
2022 | 50x70cm | 5 editions

P°Paradise_Bird
All through my life I've felt like a strange bird. In a country where I don't recognise my own image, in corporate where I used to work, in how differently I think, speak and feel. I guess we all are odd birds sometimes, but each unique, in our own little ways.
EUR 1.000,-
2022 | 30x40cm | 10 editions