Growing
2021
Acrylic on wood board
69” x 20” each
Inspired by the common interests of my grandmother, my mother, and me, I cut out the outlines of the three of us using plywood and painted the plants which represent them to make a strong connection between the three of us. The installation Growing shows that as a new women generation growing up in Beijing, I explored my relationship with the women of the previous ages to show the differences and similarities between three women in a family.
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