DEATH DRIVE JOY RIDE
Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
9 June - 8 August 2018
Press release
when it dies its head will turn toward the hill where it was born, car door, dehydrated vinegar eggs, epoxy clay, incense
untitled, rollerskates, seashells, chia plants
untitled, rollerskates, seashells, chia plants
deviation babes, digital prints on aluminum
WINNIE, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, leather, 阿胶
CANDY, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, leather, 阿胶
RANDY, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, leather, 阿胶
GINNIE, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, velvet, 阿胶
MANDY, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, leather, 阿胶
SANDY, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, velvet, 阿胶
VINNIE, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, velvet, 阿胶
BRANDY, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, leather, 阿胶
MINNIE, plaster, gypsum, extruded polystyrene, acrylic, chain, vial, brass, leather, 阿胶
cruel oracle, Sculptamold, glass eyes, enamel, paint, synthetic hair 
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. 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
