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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  • Brooklyn, NARS foundation

    Brooklyn, NARS foundation

    I saw that Sophia oppel, my classmate from OCAD, went to New York and had her residency at NARS foundation in Brooklyn. I checked her work. And I was shocked to find out she had been making works about surveillance. That’s totally my work. Is she okay? I went to Brooklyn as well in June.… Read more

  • Arch Manning, Chanel

    Arch Manning, Chanel

    Arch manning has gotten himself in trouble with words. As a famous sports star he seems to radiate outward a conservative energy in person. I remember clearly a few weeks ago I saw on xiaohongshu a woman slapped by her husband for buying a Chanel bag. It was quite shocking. How could he treat her… Read more

  • Road Trips, China, Poverty

    Road Trips, China, Poverty

    So I did a road trip to Los Angeles hoping for more job opportunities open up for me. Also I was worried about being successful. I heard from a fortune teller that south benefits me. On the road trip I took by the buses, greyhound and Flix bus, I acted really demure and controlled my… Read more

  • ICE, Police, Abuse of Power

    ICE, Police, Abuse of Power

    I was in the New York City in the summer of June 2026 and going from Los Angeles where I did a road trip and just visited. I saw a black man being hassled by police outside of the port authority. He was very emotional and screaming. It left an impression on me. I was… Read more

  • ODSP, Jobs, Kennedy Centre

    ODSP, Jobs, Kennedy Centre

    The recent news about Kennedy centre makes me think about how I went to New York every month last year and this year before June. I was trying to manage my health and money wisely and see if I could find a job. It has made me worry about all sorts of things and people… Read more

  • Elections, Washington DC, Jack Schlossberg

    Elections, Washington DC, Jack Schlossberg

    Jack Schlossberg didn’t get elected to the congress. This had bothered him. And he confessed he had been holed up in his Massachusetts home. This is time I would like to say I found it unbelievable he didn’t get elected. I thought it was a sure fire thing since I read about his bid on… Read more

  • Down Jackets

    Down Jackets

    The winter is coming. My down jacket is fixed by my mother. So happy. I’m thinking about buying a new and cheaper one this year as well. It can be a casual one for casual occasions. 🙂 meow.  Read more

  • Ships – Fiction Ideas

    Ships – Fiction Ideas

    Ships 2026 – 2027 A girl, called yun Li, had found out about her heritage. It attracted jealousy in schools. Her schoolmates killed her pretending it was a protest against government. This is a story about the moments before and after.  Yun Li stood on the train track. She searched for her iPhone. Then she… Read more

  • Seasons

    Seasons

    I came home early today. I’m already looking forward to tomorrow taking a shower. The seasons are changing. It looks rather cold today. Thank goodness I had a jacket on. I would love to have another jacket on tomorrow. Etc. Read more

  • Birthday Fiasco

    Birthday Fiasco

    Recently I have been thinking about police as some sort of officials, bureaucrats and politicians. I saw them. And I took photographs. TIFF was here again. I saw lots of them when I visited. But I didn’t see any celebrities. And the Canadian prime minister was doing all sorts of things for getting investment to… Read more