self defacing
by chensan
$600
Asian women in particular are socialized to meticulously manage our expressions to be approachable, craft our appearances to be desirable, dampen our emotions to be palatable. This self-portrait explores extreme facial reactions to feel the physicality of taking of space in an intentionally grotesque way. Through growth into my queer identity, I'm slowly learning to listen to my body and move through the world following my intuition, instead of the frameworks I've constructed for myself. Do you see me now? (color pencil canvas print, framed)