Chained Skin
Using chains as a symbolic element, a gentle design language is used to record the lamentation of women persecuted in Chinese society
The work uses silicone material to create stereotypical objects from Chinese women’s daily lives, such as dishwashing gloves and kitchen aprons.
It presents chain patterns with different degrees of clarity under different lighting, suggesting the dark reality of Chinese women’s bondage and oppression which requires special circumstances to be visible and reflecting the anxious state of women losing their individual identity.
The purpose of using inconspicuous chain patterns is to avoid harsh political censorship while allowing this true record to survive longer, as it expresses sincere thoughts on women’s issues.
Ke Lin
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