The boys
In the long history of art, it is relatively rare to see the behavior
and perspective of a woman as a subject gazing at a man,
especially an Asian woman gazing at a european male.
How many female perspectives do we get to see, to actively gaze at men?
I have been working on this project of photographing boys since 2020, completely
end in early 2026. The reason for this project is to heal my fear of men, I come from China,
an Asian country where the relationship between men and women is more
unequal and traditional than in Europe. This fear and dislike of men started
when I was very young. At the same time, I am naturally attracted to more feminine,
delicate and beautiful men, rather than the traditional manly men.
Not all of the boys I photographed were heterosexual males,
there were many sexual minorities, like gay, even transgender people
who were born assigning to men.
As this project has progressed and my ego has grown, I have moved from chaos to clarity,
from youth to maturity, and experienced a whole new force.
A force that comes from the female sexual instinct, a force that actively devours. The female
vagina symbolizes the primal power of the maternal lineage, it is a nest, a black hole, and an
Abyss endowed with the power to actively devour. That’s also why I photographed tunnels,
caves, fruits, and other objects that serve as metaphors for the female reproductive organs.
Instead of blaming women for the reality of objectification,
I think it's more relevant to develop a stronger force that devours the other.
The vagina is not a vessel, it is a black hole and abyss with the power to devour.
