In this series of portraits inspired by Asian erotic paintings, European Chinoiserie art, Instagram makeup trends, and contemporary gay culture, my work challenges the notion of cultural aesthetic appropriation of Asian cultures. Exhibited as part of Photo 2022 International Festival of Photography, dispersed amongst the Tianjin Garden above Parliament Station on Spring Street, each image in Shungay incorporates clothing styles of the Song and Ming dynasties in images recalling historical events, queer folk tales like the Rabbit God and the split peach, and Asian queer films such as M. Butterfly (1993).
Commissioned by Photo Australia. Supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RiSE) Fund, an Australian Government initiative.
该系列作品的灵感来自春宫图、欧洲中国风艺术、Ins美妆潮流以及当代男同文化。这样的创作，是对亚洲文化审美挪用观念的挑战。本作品于2022年国际摄影节在墨尔本市区Spring Street Parliament火车站上方的天津花园展出。每张shungay照片中都含有宋、明时代的服装特点，让人回想起历史事件、《兔儿神》和裂桃等的⺠间酷儿故事以及诸如《蝴蝶君》(1993)等亚洲酷儿电影。
受澳大利亚摄影协会委托举办。由澳大利亚政府发起的艺术事业重启支援(RiSE)基金赞助。