A mother’s body

2025
Parchment paper, thread, oil on the paper


To explore the things that need to be seen as valuable, I used parchment paper to create this series of works containing six

pieces. Each piece draws inspiration from a specific body part and tells an individual story, reflecting my experiences and

memories. Together, they assemble like a puzzle to construct a mother’s body. I started working on this series in Chicago in 2022

when I was a new mother. I began collecting the parchment paper I used to baking and preparing food for my family daily. Its

transparency, fragility, and the unique traces left by baking attract me,which reminds me of human skin and body. Parchment paper,

typically thrown away after use, is seen as “worthless,” but it is evidence of the time and effort I have spent taking care of my

family. This series makes visible the domestic labor that is often overlooked or undervalued. In each work, I use sewing as a

mending technique; it is also an act of meditation, repair, and healing, a response to moments of lost confidence, self-worth, and

identity while immersed in housework.