Image credit: Xun Cao, 2017.

Xun Cao’s performance work, FAT DUCK will be in direct conversation with Alex Plumb’s video exhibition, ROSARIO for one day. Both artists have exhibited together in the past alongside themes of normalcy and the body. This time round, Cao’s work will extend the conversation from Latin to Chinese queerness.

Queer culture in China has never been so popularly debated in traditional media compared to the past. Media and newspapers call it ‘Pink Money’ in China. These medias often use well educated people, rich people or hot looking queers as examples to represent China’s LGTBQI groups. The idea behind the live sculpture is to show young generation queers how to be comfortable in an awkward space and to not be afraid to show who they really are.

You can find out more about Xun Cao’s artistic practice in our Emerging Artists video series here.

This performance is  presented as part of Auckland Pride Festival 2018.