Vivian Chiu: Facing

Chiu was born in Los Angeles and emigrated to Hong Kong at the age of three.  She once described her work in the following terms, “Drawing inspiration from traditional woodworking techniques, I create large-scale wood sculptures through continuous processes of deconstruction and reconstruction. My recent work combines self-portraiture with niche craft techniques in wood and reimagines processes such as puzzle-making, stack lamination, and split-turning.”