Trace
Fashion Design
Material: Face Masks
2021
Trace is a garment constructed from fabric assembled entirely out of disposable face masks. Across its surface, handwritten texts record fragments of personal narratives deleted from Chinese social media during the COVID-19 pandemic under systems of censorship.
During the photoshoot, I incorporated a protective face shield into the styling and inscribed the line from Interstellar: “Do not go gentle into that good night.”
For this work, I wrote:
“If you are a fish swimming against the current, then let the tide become our voice.”
Through fragile materials, erased language, and bodily protection, Trace reflects on memory, suppression, and the persistence of individual expression in moments of collective crisis.
Fluid Sample 2025 · Melbourne
Grateful to Creative Asia Art Centre for supporting this exhibition.
My sincere thanks to the curatorial team for their trust and collaboration, and special thanks to curator Jingyi Tong for her thoughtful guidance throughout the process.
Thanks to musician WhaleX for adding a sonic dimension that expanded the exhibition’s sensory and emotional layers.
I am also deeply thankful to my dear friends Qihang Huang, Axiexie, and NanQu for their generous support through their works, and to Sue, Shao and Kiki for their dedicated assistance in the execution of the project.
Fluid Sample completed this chapter of its journey in Melbourne in 2025.
Grateful for every act of collaboration, care, and shared trust.
Let’s dance together project
Public Program for DANCE 2022-2025
The answers from the audience were similar to the messages left by tourists after visiting a scenic spot, with quite a number of them serving as “wishes.” Some of the messages also expressed the audience‘s well-wishes for the artist. Besides these, most of the answers contained an abstract reflection on the present and an anticipation for the future. They conveyed a range of emotions towards the real world, including dissatisfaction, anger, joy, and hope.
