“I don’t want to think about my work as reactionary, but I do respond or react to how things are at a certain point in time. Artworks, if we’re thinking about how we make them, have to stay true to the times as well.”

“In my observations of the unicorn as a mythical creature, I’ve noticed that the unicorn functions as a mutable vessel. Throughout the course of history, the unicorn shapeshifts in relation to time, cultural context and symbolic meaning.”

“When planning for the exhibition, we were adamant in including a work that spoke to the problematics of language. There were many artists in 1980s China who made works in response to such issues, but we wanted to include works by an artist who engaged with the topic in an intelligent and wry manner.”

“What we want to do is to create more avenues through which discussions about the Peranakans can take place. There is still space for us to touch on the evolving ethnocultural identities of the Peranakans, especially in response to the political pressures of the time.”