May 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 36 inch
What do street sycamore trees feel when they get pruned? The question bothered the 9-year-old me as she witnessed branches fall down from the sharp lopper cuts. The concern vanished in my mind for years until recently I read about the obligations of the forestry division to prune trees in order to prevent them from blocking residents’ windows. As my adult self enjoyably wandered through the capillaries of my hometown made up of the emerald green tunnels which I took for granted, I seem to forget there once was a genuine soundless interview between us.
This piece rejoins the conversation between me and my old sycamore tree friends and ponders on what had been lost growing up. The vibrant color merges memorable imageries of the present and past as I embraced my younger self for the empathy she had for everyday living nuances.
这个暑假在史明智的《长乐路》上读到梧桐树定期的修剪是为了干预它们向街对面延伸，我才想起小时候不太能感知树木建构的美景，却更担心枝叶从高枝剪刀口簌簌落下时它们是否会疼痛。
回想起21年春夏穿梭在555街区的梧桐树隧道里，每次仰头观察时，它们的叶子都有细微变化一点点。从草绿色到翡翠色的连贯过渡记载在我对上海最美好的一段回忆里，可是这两年的自己好像只记得欣赏树的美，而忘记曾经的那份密切关心了。
这幅画探索了我在不同阶段对于相同植物心理上的连结，通过结合跨越十年的影像补回成长过程中丢失的一些珍贵情感。
2022
nicker poster color and acrylic
texture medium on paper
9 x 12 in
Corals are vulnerable to fluctuations under the sea just as clouds are to the sky.
2021
nicker poster color
2021
Wire
