Painting
A calm heart cools the body
心靜自然涼。 “A calm heart cools the body”; a phrase I would only ever hear in Hong Kong’s summers, said by my mother. She is frugal and eco-conscious, convincing me not to turn on the air conditioner just yet despite the suffocating heat inside our... More
Painting
Fat fat white white
肥肥白白。 I depict myself in a surreal landscape as a place where traces of shame and embrace exist simultaneously. I reference Chinese New Year pictures populated with auspicious motifs of fat babies frolicking in the water, surrounded by red carp... More
Painting
Periphery as core
核心外圍就是內圍。 The periphery is the core. In Taoism, the body is seen as both microcosm and macrocosm; it exists within a larger universe while simultaneously being a tiny universe itself. In my other pieces I take on the role as the dominant figure of... More
Painting
The moon shines her light onto the earth
月光光，照地堂。 The moon represents my mother, my heritage, and the feminine that illuminates the daughter, the earth, me. I am connected with the world because of how she watches over and protects me. Using imagery of the feminine, I depict her as... More
Work by
Hayley Chiu
Drawing and Painting
“My home is where I fall asleep and where I wake; not defined by place, but my being. I’m always where I need to be with what I need to thrive. “Snail’s Home”, or 「蝸居」, explores and celebrates this...” [More]