‘The Boundary of the Uncanny’, 2023
Installation, Writing, Typewriter,Thirty Sheets of A4 Paper, 210*297mm

‘The uncanny valley theory originated from the uncanny effect which was first proposed by German doctor Ernst Jentsch in 1906. The core proposition of Jentsch’s article entitled “Uncanny Psychology” was that human can have fear of unknown things’.

The pandemic has affected public mental health and well-being, instigating many changes for living life, and with it (at times), great uncertainty, altered routines, financial pressures and social isolation. The virus had an effect on all living things, eliminating dualities between existing creatures and their networks.The work,‘the boundary of the uncanny’(2023) deals with pandemic-era bodies morphing by uncontrolled contagion,encompassing fear of the futureat the same time. By way of parasitic viruses causing sense loss (scent, taste), the work attempts to reveal the ways in which mutation occurs and morphs into a distinct sense of discomfort and loss. Tracing the psychological changes of entering into unknown territory of novel illness, this autobiographical work recorded imagined scenes of mutation by using humor and language from the first day of illness until recovery. The use of UV light represents a means of killing off germs, bacteria and viruses, also new coronavirus variations and SARS-Co V-2. 

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 1
Holding a burger, my tongue and nose are like floating in the space

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 2
As if I fall out of love with strawberry.

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 3
Morning coffee….hmmm I want to sing a song,
Don’t you want me, baby?
Don’t you want me, Oh! …
- The Human League

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 4
Your yellow smile is warm and friendly. Thank you, lemon.

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 5
My ears are full but I am empty

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 6
Crowded solitude

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 7
Day or night?

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 8
I am trying to be on the hunt for chocolate flavor, but I can only hear the crunch of feet on the brown

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 9
Now you are in a deep sleep

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 10
There is no signal

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 11
SometimesI forget to brush my teeth

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 12
A bit gentle buffering

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 13
Acupuncture, herbal medicine and a doctor tells me to rest: no work and no cycling for a while

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 14
My tonsils have gone to the moon

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 15
Fish cake tastes like… wet pizza  

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 16
Friendly divorce

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 17
It is like cruel kindness

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 18
Eating hot soup with rice, as if I am wearing shoes that are totally unsuitable for climbing

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 19
My belly has a large cheesy smile

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 20
I do not feel that someone bounces up and down on throat. I m getting better. Bye bye to winter and a terrible month, February!

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 21
Herb candy… a new perfume for me.

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 22
Smell hmmm not normal yet, but I finally taste chocolate!

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 23
A deep and loud sound

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 24
75% and 80%?

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 25
Is it like yo-yo dieting?

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 26
A genetic mutant and a hybrid

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 27
An artificial oasis

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 28
An awkward silence

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 29
A month ago, a hunter said me ‘peekaboo’

The loss of smell and taste with feeling, Day 30
A sip of wine. Finally!!!