In 2016, I composed a piano piece (which can be watched above) exploring the experiences of WW1 Chinese Labour Corps (CLC). It was part of Project New Earth in which four diverse artist projects used music, film, dance, song, drama, animation to educate and inspire about the CLC, commissioned by Chinese Art Space (CAS).* With Remembrance Day coming up, I collected together some information about the project including audio links and some unseen photos of the creative process and performance!
Find out where to buy The Weird & Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse - the new comic memoir by The Mollusc Dimension. “Honest, poignant, absurd", "tender" "hilarious and shocking" comic memoir about growing up in the 80s and 90s, mental health and grief from the POV of a British-born Chinese queer, trans artist. #CosyTrauma. “An essential read.” “Does what memoirs do at their very best.”
A poem I wrote called "I fall asleep and see a dragon in the mirror", responding to a poem by Jinhao Xie, followed by some context and reflections on my inviting my mother to join my creative drop-by session for "Community Care Retreat" for ESEA Heritage Month.
I'm pleased to announce the shops where you can buy my debut comic book, “The Weird & Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse” and the ticket links for the in-person and online book launches where I'll be interviewed by Rona Luo, Zoe Li (Juniper by the Sea Bookshop) and Can (RU Informed ESEA Bookclub).
British-Chinese artist, The Mollusc Dimension writes about his experience of attending his first writing workshop for trans ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) people
British-Chinese artist, The Mollusc Dimension reveals some of the thinking and hidden symbolism behind the cover design for his forthcoming autobiographical comic, "The Weird & Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse".
25 alternative words to use INSTEAD of dark/black when describing negative aspects in art, book, films, tv shows and music. Across different genres, writers often use the word “dark” or “black” to describe something that actually has some kind of negative or unpleasant connotations. For example, one is familiar with the phrase “dark humour” or “black comedy”.I’ve seen this usages in film and art reviews and in fiction, including novels, comics, children's fiction and poetry.
From the Dementors in “Harry Potter” (2009 onwards) to Gloreth’s Beast in “Nimona”(2023) to the black hands in “Bee and Puppycat” (Netflix version), I noticed the disproportionate use of black and darker-skinned characters /forms in animations to represent monsters/baddies/ villains.
The monster/baddie contrasts with the hero/goodie/s who is by contrast white/ light and/or lighter skinned (as in these examples).
I’m asking white/light-skinned/ non-Black artists (writers, filmmakers, animators) to broaden their “baddie colour palettes”.
