chen yu_ling

The exhibition the translucent city at the urban space gallery shows wide range of works using textile and imageries of urban cities. It tells the story of a growing population dissatisfied with how people in the government run things. The quilted fabrics are symbolizing a continuous movement of people using vehicles to make their works,… Read more

She is doing pretty great after the jails. Her boyfriend too. He is the police. In 2021 they had a stint pretty dangerous to raid a gambling house. Afterwards he was relieved to know that he had found a stack of magazines and cash in the houses. At the same time she was theft a… Read more

I was at Griffith Observatory in June in Los Angeles. I could have watched a special movie about big bang in the observatory. But I decided not. The ticket people were curt asking after me, so no tickets? I said no and left. Right away I thought about whether I should have said yes. I… Read more

As the midterm in the United States inches closer and closer, Iran wars starts to feel inevitable. When did Iran become a fodder of grievances and control? Is it turning into another Israel and Palestine? However it doesn’t have the complication of two states issues and solutions. All it has is its status of Middle… Read more

I drank a lot of coffee in a day. I really need to reduce that. The hobby is costly as it is. I traversed the 401 Richmond to see what artwork I could write about. Then I left. One of the exhibitions at red head gallery attracted me. It was all about travel and north.… Read more

Simba was 1 year old when he was sent to Yuli’s house. I have to be content to say it was not a bad house and household. I chased toys when Yuli played with me. She also bought chewing bones for me. I lost interest after I chew it to pieces with my strong back… Read more

The scenery of departure at the red head gallery and other exhibitions at 401 Richmond provides a sense of relief in their depiction of a cold, unflinching and solitary world. Many of these images reveal a deeply traumatized landscape full of pollution, intention and designs. It has created an impression of phobia in the close… Read more

Since my mother came to Canada again in 2023, she has called me gaining weight and fatter by saying stuff like are you pregnant. She indicated I’m/might be pregnant/ someone got me pregnant by talking about it, my daily habits and how I looked chubbier. Is she okay? Is she also mentally ill? To me,… Read more

I encountered my first capitalistic difference between west and east in 2010 or 2011. I went to my mom’s friend, Liu mingli’s friend’s house. He was a chemistry professor in Queen’s university. He had two daughters. They talked about buying stuff from Tiffany & Co. and they were shocked I had never been there or… Read more

It’s reported that Natalie Harp, a close aide to the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, received 45,000 dollars along with two of her colleagues, each from the president as the Christmas gift last year. That comes as a shock to most people wondering whether that’s ethical. Recently Natalie Harp has been getting… Read more