Project: We?(name undecided)
As a woman, I used to think I can only fall in love with someone that I adore, who is maturer than me, older than me, a protector, a mentor.  Then I met my boyfriend, Moro, who is 5 years younger than me. I felt the whole relationship is changed all the way around. I become the person who has more authority & power. & when I told my male friend about my new relationship, he said, “How could you choose a boyfriend the way we choose a girlfriend?!” & I think damn right. That’s exactly what I’m doing,  & why not?! So I began to think about the meaning of this relationship & experiment with it.
In this project I explore the new possibilities in relationship. What will happen if man & woman exchange their roles of sex & roles of power. What this relationship does to man & woman？(To me, it’s a liberation, to both of us.) Also I express my frustrations in a relationship, the impossibility to find a soul-mate, the feeling of isolation & disconnection.

系列：我们？（名字未定）
作为女性，我曾经以为我只能爱上一个我崇拜的人，比我更加成熟，年纪稍大，一个保护者，一个良师益友。然后我遇见了我现在的男友，小我五岁的MORO。我理所当然的情侣关系彻底颠倒了。我变成了那个有更多权威和影响力的人。当我把这段新恋情告诉我一个男性朋友后，他说“你怎么可以像我们挑选女友一样选男友呢？！”我想他真是说到点子上了，这正是这段关系的重点，为什么不能呢？然后我就开始认真思考起这段关系的意义，并且(用照片)做起了实验。
在这系列照片中，我探索新的可能的关系形式。如果男女转换他们的性别角色和权利角色会怎么样。这样的关系对于男女双方有什么作用？（我觉得这对我们双方来说都是一种解放。）我也在照片中表达了我在男女恋爱关系中的挫折感，无法找心心相印的感觉，隔离感和疏离感。（我没有办法用两种语言表达同一个意思，这个说明英文写在前面，所以大概更加接近我的意思。）

Artist Statement is the hardest thing. Somebody help me.

Film Stills

Relationship

3 photos I showed in my critique last night. They come from 2 bodies of work.
The top 2 images are photos look like film stills. It all started from the 1st picture which I took when I went back to China. It was a spontaneous shot. I happened to step in this little restaurant with my friend. I like it so much that I want to make more photos like this. I wish to have more control in this picture(lighting, clothing, direction, etc.). So I arranged the shooting in a local restaurant in Memphis, set up light & prepared props & clothing… These photos are about the moment when a person is alone & facing their own problems.
The 3rd picture along with my pinching nipple, biting lip photos, belongs to the relationship project. This photo is about the miscommunication & attitudes of couples.

Feedback:
You have good control of technique.
Which project are you interested in? I have 3 projects right now, a. murder scene, b. relationship, c. film stills.
I’m interested in all of them for different reason. I’m more interested in the compostion of a, the idea of b, & the technique/look/effect of c. I guess it’s time for me to cut down & make up my mind, or maybe try to combine. 
The film stills look like Cindy Sherman meets Brassai.
Have you made a list of places where/what/who contemplate these things (film still)?
It’s kind of a metaphor how you treat your signifigant other - like ass.
Do you have a list of how couples relate? No, I work when I have inspirations. Inspiration is overrated. 
Write an artist statement. I’d been avoiding that, but I’m writing.
You could illustrate the Michelin restaurant review or it could be like another anthropological research project. Do portrait of who eats there, where, what kind of food (ethnicity). Project could revolve around this history of people who frequent these place. There is a potentially a lot of money in that. People like Cindy Sherman, like psychological portraits (Annie Liebovitz). But do it in the next three weeks, cinematography is quicker. It’s “charming” that it’s intercontinental, but it would help if you made a map. Whenever I hear about money I feel compelled to do it, & it usually wears me out. I’ll try to take more photos & see if it works for me, but not possible in these 3 weeks. I’m slow.
Combine short film with photo. I just got myself a miniDV cam.
You could play the language of film by shooting 15 stills. I’ve done story board kind of photos before, not really working.
Haruki Murakami’s Wind-up Bird Chronicles. I’ll try to read it, I never read novels though.
Buffets are more isolating, these look like hometown restaurants. might try tasty buffet.
I’ve only seen your work twice, but I need to hear you articulate more. The film stills are not as strong as the relationship photo. Do you want to pursue conceptual or technical exercises? Maybe you need to be naked in a restaurant. Thanks, Richard
You have a distinctive style, so having 3 bodies of work isn’t problematic, because you have a style. Idears converge and are always connected. I don’t differentiate between the series. Don’t try to limit youself. Thanks, Chase. You are my pal!