[When you are not around]
2024In this series, I attempt to explore our complicated relationship with our bodies and their innate functions, which are often approached with and understood through guilt and shame. Drawing on Freudian theories of infantile sexuality and the Oedipus complex, I create sprawling soft sculptures that aim to release repressed bodily urges and subconscious fantasies—from excretion and masturbation to monstrous dreams and maternal longing. What is usually perceived as disgusting and sordid, I present as playful forms that emerge from vibrant textiles and intricately embroidered beadwork.
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The Triumph of ...
fabric, beads, cotton stuffing,thread, rattle insert, animal ride-ons compartments
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/251a1ae1c815c4901228e5a4add0ef1eb8b7737e6aef756ba30761215b14d030/The-Triumph-of-...--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--26-x-164-x-33-cm_6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/903842ad77b76aaa6010f9ec70c60f871f9909502b0a7a9a35b150b571e12adc/The-Triumph-of-...--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--26-x-164-x-33-cm_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/272e305a8ad7ac65df7568244dc0b8fbefaf638c0d5db2b7e8be5280bf718788/The-Triumph-of-...--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--26-x-164-x-33-cm_5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/773a06bbfc89bb2e9bc7348198e277baf1d22fde9644df5c1c16077e5155c0c7/The-Triumph-of-...--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--26-x-164-x-33-cm_3.jpg)
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To be an Orchid
fabric, beads, cotton stuffing,thread, rattle insert, animal ride-ons compartments
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5e3f54da1e095141318497161f47f1be0f2f61667e0e0fef583a5e0c1a9c3e7/To-be-an-orchid--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--50-x-155-x-65-cm_2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99b2762909f59e1a7924cb9179bf42925d6a6df5b6ed34ba00dd2efdc777a324/To-be-an-orchid--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--50-x-155-x-65-cm_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af720987904d15f8e023700008b04cd6089108ba16015691c6046fd9d68f0743/To-be-an-orchid--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--50-x-155-x-65-cm_6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f61816172545709073d0a714213f288121980437e6eecb6885d5275d2f6ab6c/To-be-an-orchid--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--50-x-155-x-65-cm_4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/481419a148a91f62e2df5d33a4d0abf8e689c1cfde29188ff2082e8480964fdc/To-be-an-orchid--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--50-x-155-x-65-cm_3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d08386b64207e1af83b9bc5b249192fbec1ac698e21976cefeaeb127ba258d0/To-be-an-orchid--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--50-x-155-x-65-cm_5.jpg)
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The Kiss
fabric, cotton stuffing,thread, animal ride-ons compartments
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81ee51679699c3839477d7a5f04e0c8ff291725919a681b19e9397e664ff2a9f/The-Kiss--2023-found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread-32-x-200-x-50-cm_8.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afa910dc7195ca4c497e6e7fe71fff7b8cb7823667499af160d49bb8653083e3/The-Kiss--2023-found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread-32-x-200-x-50-cm_7.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44dce45089f402584a918807924f74643fbf86383aac7cc5dcd12d13a3523dc8/The-Kiss--2023-found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread-32-x-200-x-50-cm_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7557ced399dda8f24d674722951943d5f573c0d7ad0e8ac47b0b31ce1e921a72/The-Kiss--2023-found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread-32-x-200-x-50-cm_4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1fcf9f9a87ee9a60bbeb3a6eb1ccd4e2267cce16f1c64340eb9ea8de106614f/The-Kiss--2023-found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread-32-x-200-x-50-cm_3.jpg)
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The Secret Keeper
fabric, beads, cotton stuffing, thread, animal ride-ons compartments
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e49a53c793a3fe57794ec73a3e00247bd6dacfec7ef3548a9fae7258f072288/The-Secret-Keeper--2023--found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread-35-x-35-x-35-cm_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43b2e6b0747e18439a8e9a4a327a0d85c875219b5be82ba4fce888a564de144c/The-Secret-Keeper--2023--found-plastic-toy--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread-35-x-35-x-35-cm_2.jpg)
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Spreading like a butterfly
fabric, beads, cotton stuffing,thread, rattle insert, animal ride-ons compartments
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54f178ab6696bb4c466aa7b071eb8591129af7d13058ec1ed5bd700a3d0961ec/Spreading-like-a-butterfly--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--75-x-180-x-55-cm_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d4d0e7ef022209fc129ebe8fb9d17bf7390ce27b2de92f807d32c69c64f0e21/Spreading-like-a-butterfly--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--75-x-180-x-55-cm_3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72617434683918fff19c07544f73b044b06c4450551f352fd752036464fe442e/Spreading-like-a-butterfly--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--beads--thread--75-x-180-x-55-cm_2.jpg)
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Kite Runner
fabric, cotton stuffing,thread, rattle insert, animal ride-ons compartments
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f9a077bfa75d979b83f2e120f42af3d3bd522ef22d99274afd054852d053e2b/Kite-Runner--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread--dimensions-variable_3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81df495cd99705fb696bda257989d9f589ef055f57205600e2fd9774b338227a/Kite-Runner--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread--dimensions-variable_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2851ae82e8d229af6e92c4733a682fc2d474d9eac4194fc33189e90a7488dbb0/Kite-Runner--2023--found-plastic-toy--rattle--fabric--cotton-stuffing--thread--dimensions-variable_2.jpg)
(above works previously shown at Square Street Gallery, HK curated by Aaditya Sathish and KY Wong + Abu Dhabi ‘23)
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