Download catalogue essay by Charlotte Perreault 

我只穿了一条短裤 I only wore a pair of shorts / 回味 Aftertaste

“我只穿了一条短裤 / I only wore a pair of shorts” and “回味 / Aftertaste” are two artist books in a series which explores Queer diasporic sentiments from 潮州 / Teochew. They document a month of performative ritual where I gather my thoughts and somatically paint Chinese calligraphy on my body with words that are carefully chosen. I explored unanswered questions every day, and my process became an act of healing, a ritual of care.

About the Artist

Le Lin is a Chinese-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and researcher based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal, Quebec. They love expanding and finding new ways to create art through printmaking, book making, and digital web interventions. A strong believer that art should be an experience of healing, empathy, and connection, they explore thoughts and ideas that are authentic to their diasporic experience; these include gender, racialization, queerness, language, and identity.