Eye Exercise (In Spring) 眼保健操 (在春天里)

Eye Exercise (In Spring) presents a 3D animation featuring the artist's younger self-avatar, dressed in Y2K style and rolling her eyes in front of a floral field in full bloom.

Part of the artist’s “Eye Exercise” series and a larger body of work, the animation alludes to the phenomenon of routine eye exercises in mainland Chinese classrooms. The childlike figure is framed by scrolling text, reminiscent of news tickers.

Details woven into the artwork hint at the artist's Chinese American identity, drawing from her experiences and speculations with the complexities of cultural hybridity, memory and representation.

Frame Text: 

Treat eye exercises seriously for a field of bright vision. 

坚持认真对待眼保健操。眼睛一片明亮。