In slice of life, I document intimate, but mundane memories. I paint them to celebrate and share the specific small joys of coming of age as a gay Chinese American trans boy, immersed in the chaos of Bay Area queer youth subculture.
I combine archival practices with a raconteur's approach to create images that tell anecdotes full of laughter, nostalgia, absurdity, and yearning. I hope viewing slice of life gives you the same feeling you get from flipping through a friend's scrapbook filled with old film photos -- grainy and blurry, but memories still perfectly preserved.
september 25, 9:42am. digital. 16" x 9". 2020.
january 30, 5:38pm. digital. 16" x 9". 2021.
september 27, 6:28pm. digital. 16" x 9". 2020.
september 19, 7:02pm. gouache on board. 16" x 9". 2021.
Published in Sine Theta Magazine, Issue #18 "MORNING 朝".
september 26, 7:13pm. digital. 16" x 9". 2020.
march 20, 8:13pm. gouache on board. 16" x 9". 2021.
september 5, 11:28pm. gouache on board. 16" x 9". 2021.
december 11, 7:53pm. gouache on paper. 16" x 9". 2020.
february 28, 10:19pm. gouache on board. 16" x 9". 2021.
january 30, 12:49am. digital. 16" x 9". 2020.
march 14, 3:10am. gouache on paper. 16" x 9". 2021.