Cherie Leung

Pockets of knowledge

red pockets, resin, approx. 6.5"x3.5" (x3)

“These are “lucky pockets” that adults give children on Chinese New Year. The front has a couplet of well wishes, and inside is supposed to contain money. This one says, “May everything in life go smoothly.” I cast these in resin so that the pockets are closed and inaccessible yet are seen at surface level. As a second-generation Chinese Canadian parent, I worry about the limited cultural knowledge I pass on to my children. I thought of how, outwardly I am Asian, but internally I don’t have the depth of understanding that my parents have, and what that means for my own identity as well as for future generations.”