淑凤 Shu Feng, 2026

Video 35:39 min

My grandmother, Shu Feng, and I spent a beautiful afternoon playing cat’s cradle. It was the first time we played a game we both knew from our childhood together. She was better than I, gently guiding the patterns, such as noodles and eggplant, as we moved along. I am drawn to the way our hands touch each other, how we weave together, how connection lives in these gentle, back-and-forth gestures.

In cat’s cradle, patterns are made and unmade between hands, through acts of passing and responding. The string loosens, movements slip, and things rarely follow their expected shape. It is fragile, fleeting, but luminous.

Within this space of play, we talked a lot about the past, while learning how to continue and face uncertainty within these shifting lines. A lace drape is placed over the television, with lace curtains beside it, evoking a softened childhood memory.

This work is dedicated to her and her endless love.