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Am I the Pink Silly Putty?

Video Installation, 2022

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I love playing with silly putty,

especially the pink ones. 

I mix, I shape, I sculpt. 

I learned them from my dad, my mom, and my teacher. 

Mixing, mixing, mixing… 

Making humans look like HUMANS. 

One day, I looked in the mirror 

and saw the silly putty I made… 

Am I the Pink Silly Putty?,2022.

Director: Jinyan Zhao

Performer: He Lin

Video Installation, 5:24 mins

       This film resembles the process of human intellectual, physical, and social development as a young girl. From her unconscious consumption of educational content to a conscious recognition of self-regulation. The film explores the notion of “female images” as a time-based, plastic medium.Through distorting, shaping, and moving the pink putty, my work magnifies how female bodies can be easily manipulated and falsely perceived in the patriarchal dominant space. 

©All Rights Reserved. 2025 by Jinyan Zhao.

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