Double Negative

Double Negative, 2023. Plaster moulds of mooncake tin- 30cm x 20cm each

Double Negative consists of two identical plaster moulds cast from a mooncake tin. The tin is similar to those my family used to store photographs and keepsakes - domestic archives that hold personal histories.

The cavity of the tin, the negative space left behind is presented. The surface erosion, and residual imprints produced through the casting process echo the ways memory and culture are transmitted - partially and imperfectly across time.

By foregrounding absence rather than presence, Double Negative reflects on diasporic experiences of home and inheritance. Containers and support structures operate as metaphors for the frameworks that shape migration histories, holding what remains while also marking what has been displaced or lost.