Sherry

Dressing / undressing with Mami Shot by @dontcallmeshellyeither Styled by me Talent @mami.oui @stonestreetagency Assisted by @mccall__manuel & @yesmakeda With special thanks to @amychristinalawrance for loaning me her beautiful silk dresses

Walking & Gathering - Cameraless photowalk with Sherry Zheng - Japanese follows (日本語は英語文章の後にあります) We often think of actions as something we take in pursuit of a goal and/or objective. But what if we shift the focus to the act itself? When we soften our fixation on the target, we may begin to notice the quiet beauty in the periphery — the hidden charm of our surroundings, the small, everyday miracles that are always there, waiting to be seen. We have invited photographer Sherry Zheng to the naturally abundant town of Fujimi, where she'll conceive and lead a unique experience: a cameraless photo walk. Just spend 15-20 minutes walking together through a small forest, slowing down, tuning in, and rediscovering — without ever lifting a camera. ついつい、ある行為を「目的を達成するための手段」として捉えがちだけれども、その「行為そのもの」にフォーカスを向けてみると、どういう変化が生まれるのかな。 的を的確に捉えることや、目的に向けて最短距離を目指す効率性から少し視線をゆるめると、周縁に広がる風景の中に、まだ言葉になっていない魅力や、当たり前のようにそこにある日常の様々な小さな奇跡たちが、静かに姿を現すかもしれません。 美しい自然にあふれる富士見町にお招きしているフォトグラファー Sherry Zheng とともに、カメラを持たないフォトウォークを実施します。 小さな森を15-20分ほどゆっくりと歩きながら、立ち止まり、耳を澄まし、ただ「見る」という感覚をひらいていく時間。シャッターを切らずに、瞬間と出会い共有するひとときを体験したいと思います。 これを実施する目的なんてものはありません。 Special thanks to @shinshu_ac

We need 1000% more parks ! 🌳🌳🌳 I got a chance to spend a couple days leading up to CNY with family in Shanghai, working on a project, and sitting in parks. 鲁迅公园was my favourite.

para_ pt.2 is a part of MaggZ’s movement direction series (!) - a series to embody the change we wish to see in the world<3 creative direction + movement direction: @magg._z producer: @magg._z styling: @age.of.foolishness garments: @sschafer_ @chel_____sea @spitsubishi2.0 photography + post production: @dontcallmeshellyeither casting: @magg._z assist: @kierancrowe hmua + talent: @therealedwinliberty @_jamilaescobar_ @kiraholland_ @iwalanilawton @teevella

para_ is a part of MaggZ’s movement direction series (!) - a series to embody the change we wish to see in the world <3 the prefix para- comes from ancient Greek and primarily means "beside," "alongside," or "beyond”. para_ is a response, a way to let go what needs to be let go of, yet also to cultivate the paranormal force and superpower that we can channel imagination and hope creative direction + movement direction: @magg._z producer: @magg._z styling: @age.of.foolishness garments: @sschafer_ @chel_____sea @spitsubishi2.0 photography + post production: @dontcallmeshellyeither casting: @magg._z assist: @kierancrowe hmua + talent: @therealedwinliberty @_jamilaescobar_ @kiraholland_ @iwalanilawton @teevella

I met Linh on @graceytt ’s film set last year, it was not long after when I asked them to sit for a Cocoon portrait. I wanted to photograph Linh on the pole, but at home, in a space just for the private self and no one else. When we first met, I found Linh has the ability to seemingly plunge deep into thought even in the presence of the camera. Although I won’t know what they’re actually thinking, I feel like they’re plunging into themself and accessing an interior, which we get a momentary flash of when the shutter releases. This first photo is one of my favourite Cocoon portraits to date, and was chosen as an Olive Cotton finalist (slap me). The beautiful handprint by @sandyprints1 - framed by @emergentdesigns - is now up in @tweedregionalgallery until 2nd of November 💫 (caption follows) ・・・ 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙝’𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙣 (2024) 100 cm high and 150 cm wide C-type handprint, Acrylic face-mounted in Aluminium Linhqu is a multidisciplinary queer performance artist of Vietnamese heritage. As the founder of Club Chrome, a LGBTQIA+ collective prioritising POC and sex worker communities in Australia and Singapore, they champion work by marginalised artists. ‘Linh’s Cocoon’ finds Linh in their living room, finding space and solace during practice on the pole - a moment for vulnerability and reflection. This portrait is part of a wider body of work called ‘𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙣’ that explores the Asian diasporic experience and identity through portraiture and the metaphor of the cocoon - a liminal space of transition: new and old; growth and pain.

Some time ago, Sherry Zheng ( @dontcallmeshellyeither ) came to the studio to take these pictures. I have been under the weather this last week and missed coming to the studio to practice with my machine. I’ve done some reading, developed ideas and I couldn’t wait to get back in today. Here, you see me in my natural habitat, where I love to be and sometimes where I can’t wait to get out of. The practice of machine knitting is quite solitary, always focused on the task, counting rows and following a sequence in my head. Everyone is instructed to leave me alone. Thank you so much Sherry for capturing these BTS shots of me working, I had no idea I was contorting myself like this above the machine, it’s interesting to see oneself from the outside. A nice opportunity for everyone to see my space within @heavenstudio.sydney .

6 weeks of FIRST CAR coming to an end this weekend 🚗💕 Just a snippet of the many friends families strangers colleagues fellow artists fellow car lovers who have come to visit @puzzle.artgarage and sit in the CR-V *Extra*. A short and messy photo collage (reminiscent of my desktop 🫣) to commemorate the gathering of so many people and portraits of people with their first cars. And also a reminder - you can catch the show in its final days this weekend (11-4pm) if you have been meaning to. 🚨We will have a closing event on the final day Sunday 17th, with a special talk from 1-2PM feat. myself + artist and FC contributor @johanna__ng , and moderated by The arts writer Michelle Wang @focacciababyy . Expect us to talk about our First Cars, archival photography, and the relationship between storytelling and memory. Join us and have a beer, beers courtesy of @thegrifterbrewingco ofc! 😘

It has been a funny experience welcoming visitors into my car the past few weeks. Usually I’d be offering someone a lift somewhere but this time I invite them to get in the driver’s seat of my static car, parked inside Puzzle Gallery, as I watch from outside the car. It has been heartwarming to see families crowd into the car, friends and contributors, peering over the steering wheel, waiting to see the faces of their loved ones pop up on the slideshow. Surreal to take pictures of people posing with my first car, surrounded by so many portraits of others with their first cars. First Car is a rumination on the Asian diaspora, the immigrant experience, and the relationship between memory and storytelling. I’ve been reflecting as a 2nd-gen Chinese-Australian on how I focus on the sacrifice and hardships of my parents’ narrative, filling in the blanks while interpreting our family photographs, but often negating the joys and the highs that were also had. Balloons in the boot, First Car is a celebration of the joy and the highs of the Asian diaspora and the immigrant experience. 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙧 by Sherry Zheng (@dontcallmeshellyeither ) On view now at @puzzle.artgarage until 17 August Featuring photos & videos from @notthedoodlingcellist @ngowyn @natlikesdumplings @shirleywu.studio @annekitnguyen @thaobee @johanna__ng @andysfrnds @kevincheng @cass.hnrs @katherinezhangles @fax_lyrical @itadaki.store @luna_wenxinxu @basewhite_printing Film screening event next week! Stay tuned. 🚘 Everyone remembers their first car — the make, the model, the freedom it promised. In this deeply personal and community-driven project, Sherry Zheng steps into the role of curator and archivist, collecting stories and photographs from Asian-Australian families and friends to map shared journeys of migration, memory and belonging. Spanning generations and geographies, the exhibition transforms Puzzle Gallery —once a garage—into a living archive of first rides, new beginnings and quiet resilience. Supported by Basewhite Fine Art Printing (@basewhite_printing ) No.9 Space Design Studio (@no.9space ) The Grifter Brewing Co. (@thegrifterbrewingco )

𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙧 by Sherry Zheng (@dontcallmeshellyeither ) is now open at Puzzle Gallery. Swipe to read Zali Matthews(@zalimatthews )’ essay on how first cars shape memories, freedom and identity. In the space: community photos of first cars, Sherry’s own khaki station wagon, and an archive of migration stories rebuilt as a garage once more. 12 July - 17 August Open weekends 12-4pm + bonus weekdays Share your first‑car memory below and tag us when you visit. 🚘 #FirstCar #SherryZheng #PuzzleGallery #SydneyArt #AsianAustralianStories #PhotographyExhibition #CarCulture #Diaspora #ChippendaleArts

This is a photo I rediscovered of my dad while preparing for 'Cocoon' last year - this is him in his first ever car at the age of 30, after migrating to Sydney in 89. He found it at the Flemington Car Markets. The Celica was short lived however, my mum arrived a year later and they wondered how they going to fit a baby seat in there. A means of mobility, family, income and even anonymity - ‘First Car’ is a new body of work for me and a portal of sorts, that commemorates the sentimental value of cars as more than just vehicles in immigrant families. ・・・・・・・・ 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙧 by Sherry Zheng (@dontcallmeshellyeither ) Opening: Saturday, 12 July, 6–8pm Exhibition dates: 12 July – 17 August In 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙧, Sherry Zheng reflects on memory, migration, and personal histories through archival photographs and intimate gestures of storytelling. Join us for the opening night for an evening of art, conversation, and drinks. Produced by Luna Wenxin Xu (@luna_wenxinxu ) Supported by No.9 Space Design Studio (@no.9space ) Featuring photos & videos from @notthedoodlingcellist @ngowyn @natlikesdumplings @shirleywu.studio @annekitnguyen @thaobee @johanna__ng @andysfrnds @kevincheng @cass.hnrs @katherinezhangles @fax_lyrical @itadaki.store @luna_wenxinxu @basewhite_printing Printing by Basewhite Fine Art Printing / Steve Ong (@basewhite_printing ) Music selected by Sherry Zheng & Jackson Fester @secondcousin_ Beers courtesy of @thegrifterbrewingco Poster design by Ivy Chen (@ivy_o__o ) #ContemporaryArt #EmergingArtist #SydneyArt #ArtistRunInitiative #ARI #ArtExhibition #VisualArt

precious moments from 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 ༄ commissioned for WINGS ⋆｡°✩ an exploration of yearning + unfurling ✩°｡⋆ creative co-director, performer ⋆ @linhqu creative co-director, stylist, costume & set designer ⋆ @age.of.foolishness / wearing @chantellelucyl @sexiazlingerie @houseofpriscilla + hand-stitched veil by eve makeup artist ⋆ @carlylim_makeup creative consult ⋆ @cilllllllla @celosiafields @elesi.a photos ⋆ @dontcallmeshellyeither thank you ⋆ @alvi_chung , @danneeson , for creating this space @wings_independent_fashion , @skyegellmann for the support