Bok Choy

Sculpture

Bok Choy

Having no previous experience with public performance or the lion dance, research was conducted through visits to Toronto lion dance schools, conversations with local elders and queer lion dance performers, and public interventions from grocery... More

Groceries

Sculpture

Groceries

An exploration into how the international aisle at the grocery store maps and demarcates “exoticism”, cultural stereotypes, and otherness. Sculpted and painted replicas of nostalgic cultural foods were photographed in Walmart aisles corresponding... More

Illustrations

Illustration

Illustrations

Miscellaneous illustrative works.

Molt

Other

Molt

Gelatin bioplastic featuring text from Journey to the West was hand-cut, then molded to my shoulders, beginning soft and pliable but slowly stiffening into an exoskeleton. Memory and nostalgia as a source of both comfort and restriction. Members of... More

Pierrot

Painting

Pierrot

Self-portrait in costume.

The weight of perception is a red pocket

Video

The weight of perception is a red pocket

The lion dance is often practiced by diasporic Chinese communities as a way to reconnect with their culture. However, as each school teaches differently, and each performer develops their own style and persona, the dance also facilitates the... More

WANTED

Print

WANTED

This series of Wanted posters seeks to help the community learn to identify both native and invasive tree species in Toronto, encouraging discussions of ecological stewardship, and prompting the community to become more involved in protecting its... More

悯农 (Min nong)

Other

悯农 (Min nong)

Mǐn nóng is a Chinese nursery rhyme about a working rice farmer that speaks of hard work and gratitude. To create the print of the poem, my mother wrote each character of the poem on her own hand, then transferred the ink to the back of my hand,... More

缅怀 (in memoriam)

Sculpture

缅怀 (in memoriam)

A visual representation of Alzheimer’s disease using gelatin bioplastic neurons, woven and tangled into a neural net. Painted Chinese characters depict the passage of a book that a loved one was reading before passing away from the disease.

Work by

Bridget Lu

Multi-media