About

Paper is the starting point for her artistic creations. The simplicity and accessibility of paper made it the perfect carrier for delicate feelings and artistic expressions. Inspired by a multicultural living experience in China and Canada, Jenny first started working with paper-cutting when she was little, then continued to explore the medium during her studies at OCAD to discuss self-identity and the contemporary manifestation of Chinese folk art. 

Alongside her experimental paper-cutting, Jenny continues her practice on paper with mineral painting. Based on the traditional techniques of mural making in Dunhuang Grottoes, Jenny further explores the qualities of paper and the ways of production and preperation. By applying materials like soil, mineral pigment and metal leaves, Jenny connects her work with nature and her local environment, to further discuss the hidden message behind materials. Furthermore, by involving processes like folding, rubbing, and carving from paper-cutting to painting, her work allows the artist and viewer to find new connections and meanings of paper. 

Featuring the aesthetics of both Chinese and Canadian art, Jenny's work encouraged a conversation between the past and the present, the East and the West, and imagination and reality.