Nameless

NEWS

July 2025

This project is inspired by Nü Shu, the only known writing system created and used exclusively by women in China. At a time when the majority of Chinese women were denied the same access to education as men, their desire to connect, communicate endured. Refused to keeping silent, women developed their own writing system, passing it between generations. Their resilience, wisdom and determination deeply inspire my practice.

The title Nameless refers to the women who came before me, many of whose names were never recorded or remembered by history. Yet traces of their existence have survived. Through Nü Shu, their voices continue to resonate across generations, inspiring and empowering women long after their lifetimes.

In this work, I combine Nü Shu with feathers because I see a poetic connection between them. Feathers are traces left behind by birds that have passed through a place; similarly, Nü Shu is evidence of the nameless women who came before me. Although their names may have disappeared, the language they created remains: a testament to their lives, wisdom and strength, which I feel continue to live within me.