Safety Report Forms

2022

21.0 x 29.7 cm

A4 paper, clipboards


I AM SAFE

2023

Single-channel video (color, sound)

6’27”


平安SAFE

2021-2023

29.7 x 21.0 cm (42 x 32 cm with frame)

A4 paper, frames



Is it every daughter's duty to report their safety or even perform it in order to show it to their families?


The artist's friend's father passed away because of cancer on 21 December 2021, she couldn't imagine what to do if it were her father. After she told her parents about it, she thought maybe it's time to chat with them more often than before, to make some progresses to their relationship.


From 25 December 2021, she started to take a picture of herself holding a piece of paper on which says '平安SAFE' and then send it to her family group chat every day for one year as her futile resistance to her parents' concerns with her safety.


Along with photos are 'Safety Report Forms', each contains one screenshot of their group chat. The forms are sorted by month. The good daughter filled all the forms.

But the rebellious daughter made a video I AM SAFE to emphasize to her mom that she's safe.


The artist used four A4 paper for the project, each one lasted for 3-4 months. She framed them to memorise the strength and inconvenience they brought to her during the year thus now they can rest with honour. (scroll down for a longer version)



每个女儿都有义务向家人报告(甚至表演)她们的安全,从而证明她们确实是安全的吗?

艺术家的朋友的父亲在2021年12月21日因癌症去世,她无法想象如果是她父亲的话该怎么办。当她把这件事告诉她的父母后,她想也许是时候应该更经常地联系他们,让他们之间的关系有更多的进展了。

从2021年12月25日开始,每天她都会拍一张自己手举一张写着 "平安SAFE "的纸的照片发到她的家庭群里,持续一年的时间,作为她对父母担心她安全的徒劳的抵抗。

与照片一起的有 "安全报告表",每张表里都包含一张他们的群聊截图。这些表格按照月份分类。好女儿填写了所有的表格。

但叛逆的女儿做了一个视频 I AM SAFE,向她的妈妈强调她是安全的。

艺术家为这个项目使用了四张A4纸,每张可以使用3-4个月。她将它们装裱起来,以纪念它们在这一年中给她带来的力量和不便,现在它们可以光荣地退休了。