WINDOW ROOM EXHIBIT
WANG CHEN
Exhibition dates. 21 Feb - 3 March , 2024
Opening Reception : Thursday 22 Feb 2024, 6:00 - 8.30pm
Wang Chen's inspirations mainly come from her family history and personal memories. She explores feminist themes such as the female body and libido, as well as significant milestones in women's lives, including the transformative experiences of pregnancy and motherhood. Chen's art practice also explores her East Asian cultural identity, which intertwines her connection to her homeland and the emotions associated with her diasporic experience as a first-generation migrant to Australia.
The installation project "Motherhood" consists of eight pieces that explore motherhood through the symbolic use of red string, representing the inescapable responsibilities of motherhood, and the blood between the artist and her daughter, weaving its way through each stage of the journey of accepting the new identity. Through this simple yet powerful material, Wang Chen's work explores the complex emotions of navigating motherhood through the challenges of this transformative time in a woman's life.
