Can You Take a Picture for Me?
2022, Calgary, Canada
Photos by strangers
Video documentary: Ya Wen
Performance Assistant: Ya Wen, Zhenpei Tang


Setting aside the stereotypical impression of reconciliation, I believe that reconciliation applies to everyone, including oneself, others, life, and the environment.

I made a heart-shaped dress out of balloons to support the role I am playing, representing a complete, pure, just-formed, and initial image of interacting with humans. The environment represents the environment in which we live, and all acts of reconciliation are based on this environment.

I handed the camera to someone else hoping that they could take a picture of me, and they have the right to choose whether or not to take the picture. While the act of those who chose to take the camera from me is a form of reconciliation.