Featured in Revel & Reveal, Advanced Diploma of Visual Art, 2024

To others, my racial appearance is often speculated or made a topic of conversation. I have been made to feel like I do not represent my culture through my appearance or life choices.
This series highlights my experiences as a mixed Australian, reflecting the many perceptions I and others have of my identity, while cathartically demonstrating my choice to pursue art as a career.
‘But You Don’t Look Asian’ is a representation of the culture I am proud to be a part of - a culture that has come with many bittersweet memories. My Ah Mah and Kong Kong’s house has always been a familiar and comforting place for me - an outlet into my Chinese-Malaysian heritage that allowed me to feel surrounded by the things I love but cannot always indulge in in Australia. This series became an expression of my love for my culture through the mundane beauties of my Ah Mah’s house and the significance of food as a love language and bond.

But you don’t look Asian, 2024, Pigment print on vinyl, 59 x 80 cm