Art · Research · Writing

A living field
of material,
language and
memory.

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Moonlit sea with rust-colored waves and a pale moon; sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas (2022); inspired by Zhang Ruoxu’s “Spring River in the Flower Moonlit Night” (“the spring river enters the old year”). 2022A black coal rubbing of a fern on white paper showing repeated fronds, pressure changes, and granular edges.From Scarlett’s studioFern rubbing testCoal, leaf, pressure, paperInstallation-photo of a coal drawing of a fragmented head, placed low and vulnerable in a corner, referencing Shelley’s Ozymandias.Coal-dust portrait of Tang Xianzu, Chinese playwright from Jiangxi, drawn on rice paper, combining literary heritage with material memory.Installation of branch-built tree with sagging knotted rope net, a boulder marked by handprints, and drifting smoke — reflecting on the fragility of time and the necessity of living fully rather than merely recording.
Studio noteCoral paper studyPainted paper, charcoal, hot-pink impasto
A torn coral paper note with charcoal gestures and a thick hot-pink impasto stroke.
Studio noteFrom the studio wallPainted paper, ink line, cobalt droplets
A sunflower-yellow painted paper note with black hand-drawn lines and cobalt paint droplets.

Exploring how memory, ritual, and place shape the body and the everyday.

Selected works

Material changes when it is allowed to remember.

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Moonlit sea with rust-colored waves and a pale moon; sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas (2022); inspired by Zhang Ruoxu’s “Spring River in the Flower Moonlit Night” (“the spring river enters the old year”). 2022
Spring River Enters the Old Year
Installation of branch-built tree with sagging knotted rope net, a boulder marked by handprints, and drifting smoke — reflecting on the fragility of time and the necessity of living fully rather than merely recording.
To Knot Is to Hope — and Still I Push the Stone
Coal-dust portrait of Tang Xianzu, Chinese playwright from Jiangxi, drawn on rice paper, combining literary heritage with material memory.
Tang Xianzu – Coal Portrait
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