Hwei Ki Gong

Yukon, Canada | 2019

Stumbling through the repetitious acts of Chinese cultural customs – Erin honours their family. Half-Chinese and affectionately called Hwei Ki Gong by their grandmother, they (mis)interpret the rituals.
Through multiplicity, Erin looks at how culture is reproduction of intent: reproducing what is learned from the past and adapting to modern lifestyle and technology. While the rituals may not be perfectly enacted, culture evolves with modern times in surprising ways.

Video, audio, joss paper, red thread, incense, prints on paper on cans of fruit and goldfoil, (3′ W x 8′ H), 2019-2022.