Please Dance Happily and Freely 欢乐地跳吧

Henna 海娜

2018-ongoing

I traveled between Xining and Guangzhou. I turned my camera toward families to look for traces of changes in traditional ways of living. I also wandered around Guangzhou's "Xiaobei," an enclave of Muslim immigrants from the northwest, pondering the uncertainty that arises when multiple cultures collide: will cultural pluralism become more visible or disappear?
Then I began to use the red color of henna as a visual guide to weave together my fragmented memories: red prayer mats, candies with Arabic printed on the packaging, crimson dates, pink hijabs, scarlet burqa, and high heels. These are the moments that give me a sense of happiness and belonging, or perhaps the metaphors that subtly carry a sense of pain. The inside and the outside of the window represent two kinds of ending for henna: staying in the traditional way of living or getting out of it.
I have talked to many young Muslim girls and taken portraits of them. We have discussed topics that should have remained hidden, like hijab, period, sex, taboos, and love.

我辗转于西宁和广州两地，将相机对准家庭，去寻找传统生活发生改变的痕迹。或是流连于广州“小北”这样一个属于西北穆斯林移民的“飞地”，思考多元文化碰撞后所产生的文化不确定性：更加显现，抑或是消失。
我开始以海娜的红色作为视觉线索去串联那些碎片化的记忆。红色的礼拜毯、印着阿拉伯语的糖果、深红色的椰枣、粉红色的头巾、绛红色的巴服、高跟鞋。那些让我幸福的可以寻觅到归属的瞬间，又或者是隐隐做痛的隐喻本身。窗户内外，看上去是海娜的两种归宿：停留在传统生活中，又或者出走。
我与许多年轻的穆斯林女孩交谈，并为她们拍摄肖像。我们讨论那些隐匿的话题，关于头巾、关于月经、关于性、关于禁忌、关于爱情。

Xiaobei Passport 小北护照

Letters from Guangzhou to Bamako 巴马科广州来信

2022

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