DEATH DRIVE JOY RIDE, single-channel video of footage taken during a drive from New Haven, Connecticut to Los Angeles, CA; monitor installed facing due east, installed at a clockwise tilt of 9 degrees. Music from 胡笳十八拍 (Eighteen Songs on a Nomad Flute) by 蔡琰 (Cai Yan), remixed. 33 mins. trailer
Artist and her mother making a potion, using shan za pian, dried longans, star anise, 阿胶 (e jiao), 红枣 (hong zao), ginseng, white fungus, lychee jelly, rosemary, thyme, chrysanthemums, hibiscus, cordyceps mushrooms, noble dendrobium flowers, 川芎 (chuan xiong), dried hawthorn berries, preserved moss, garlic, ginger, Cabernet Sauvignon, blood drawn from each of the artist’s fingers