bitter and pithy
bitter and pithy

Painting

bitter and pithy

a still life painting of a Chinese New Year pomelo, wrapped in PVC mesh and tied with red and gold ribbon. Drawing inspiration from queer literature and sexual praxis, this work touches on the notion of masochistic recognition and kink/fetish... More

mercy, my mother
mercy, my mother

Painting

mercy, my mother

still life painting of a porcelain statue of Guanyin, the Buddhist deity of Mercy, holding a baby boy. The societal expectation for a Woman to marry and birth a son reiterates and emphasizes Confucius cisheteromisogyny, relegating Women to the... More

please help yourself
please help yourself

Installation

please help yourself

a mended clementine peel at a distance from a bag of fresh clementines. Through visible repair and mending, the single clementine peel holds space for the lost and discarded, contrasted against the collection of whole and fresh clementines.... More

tight-knit yet far apart
tight-knit yet far apart

Mixed Media

tight-knit yet far apart

a half complete knit scarf on oversized nails; the remaining yarn rolling down to the ground. The relationship between my Cantonese/Canadian identity is literally built upon the railroad spike and textile Labour. Descending from Cantonese... More

wife is like fine china
wife is like fine china

Installation

wife is like fine china

sculptural installation featuring hand embroidery and beadwork on a silk wedding veil. With over 500 hours of needle work, the intensive Labour of embroidery and beadwork calls attention to the social inequalities and power dynamics presented... More

Work by

liane chan aka. lichan

visual artist

“a sympathetic love letter for all that is sinicized, feminized, and objectified.”