Yuling Chen is a Chinese Canadian new media artist. She is specialized in making works about beauty, labour and racial tensions using media archives exploring histories of new media art. She was born in 1990 on the southern small island of China, Hainan Island, in the city of Danzhou. When she was young she led a nomadic life moving from cities to cities, homes to homes and places to places. Thus, she had discovered her love in literature, obsession with identity, and eyes for design.

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  • Schools, Immigrants

    Schools, Immigrants

    The truth is the people I know from before from schools such as qirou yang, lifan Zhou and wangzi are probably illegal immigrants or soon to be that. It’s shocking to realize this. I can’t believe people are not caring about the lives of immigrants. Etc.  Read more

  • Western Country, Immigrants

    Western Country, Immigrants

    In the recent news, I have found France to be a country of no remorse. The drama unfolded often over the weekends. Many people took to the streets to protest the government. Is this a western country in decline or trapped in the winter months blue? People hardly can work. This made me think of… Read more

  • France, Quebec

    France, Quebec

    Is Quebec protesting about France? Read more

  • Officer, Debt

    Officer, Debt

    I finally had a benefit of doubts that people from my previous schools did get into the grad schools and get all sorts of the jobs themselves. It’s possible. The market is mostly geared for jobs I had such as archival research officer, exhibition artist and debt collector. This made me feel a sense of… Read more

  • God, Party

    God, Party

    Bismillah, c’est la fete rouge.In the name of God, it’s the red party. Read more

  • Protest, Song

    Protest, Song

    Is the protest a song? Read more

  • Boots, Jealousy

    Boots, Jealousy

    As I browsed through boots recommended on the New York Times magazine, I realized a truth people wanted you to miss them, regret or feel sad enough to kill yourself by all of sudden changing rejecting and cutting off relationships. But once they changed, or revealed their true self, I finally could feel a sigh… Read more

  • Kylie Jenner, Fantasy Bra

    Kylie Jenner, Fantasy Bra

    Does sexy have a price? The 50 million fantasy bra modelled by Kylie Jenner at the Victoria secrets show suggests it does. This is a bra and a beauty ideal that women can’t afford normally. Her white wings and underwear reinforced the image and the fact about women’s bodies as properties of others. It has… Read more

  • France, Votes

    France, Votes

    Is France trying to control votes? Read more

  • Living Cost, Protests

    Living Cost, Protests

    It has felt like a cheap trick. I have gotten in the fair fare pass at a time when I was unsure of whether I would live in Toronto or Markham. It has made me anxious about the future. There was this France protests now. People looked isolated in this protest. They looked to be… Read more