Ka Yee Li

schilderen , performance , installatie , fotografie , Diversiteit , collage , Autobiografisch

Ka Yee Li groeide op in het restaurant van haar ouders, tussen de Chinese afhaal en de snackbar. Als er weinig of geen klanten waren, tekende ze voornamelijk gezichten en bloemachtige vormen op de bierviltjes en het afhaalpapier.

Na haar studie modevormgeving aan de WDKA te Rotterdam besloot ze door te gaan met beeldende kunst en performances. Ze gebruikt verschillende technieken om haar ideeën en emoties te verzinnelijken. Haar achtergrond als modeontwerper inspireerde haar uiteindelijk om met de naaimachine op haar schoolportretten te tekenen.

Andere fotoportretten die ze maakt, behoren vaak tot mensen uit haar eigen relaties. Uit een gevoel van liefde strijkt ze haar hand over het gezicht heen en bewerkt ze het met medium, acrylverf, (kleur)potlood, etc. Sommige portretten vertonen eigenaardige grimassen door haar speelse werkwijze.

In haar melancholische drang naar nostalgie transformeert ze de herinneringen tot volmaaktheid: ze vult terloops haar verleden aan met telkens nieuwe memoires.

**Colored, Black & White** - 2020, 76 cm x 56 cm, Painting on printed image and paper.

**Angel** - 2020, 65 cm x 50 cm, Painting on printed image and paper

**My Party in Akureyri** - Ka Yee Li is catching up on her missed out (childhood) birthday parties as an attempt to relive these important moments from the past. This time she is celeberating her birthday in Akureyri: she is lightening up and blowing out candles until she is exhausted. Visitors and passengers are invited to celeberate with her.

**Playground 1** - 2019, Acrylic painting and stitching on printed photo

**In de knoop zitten** - Performance artists Ka Yee Li & Ian Yang were inspired by the struggle of Chinese culture in the Netherlands. Their improvised performance embodies the search for freedom within its boundaries. Watch a psychological game with knotted ropes, as part of the exhibition 'Far From Fong Leng', an art project in 'Het Gemaal op Zuid', Rotterdam. Organisation: Studio Zi in collaboration with CBK Rotterdam Video registration: Ruben van der Velde

**Onthechting 10** - 2014, Stitching on printed self portrait

**My apologies** - Installatie met geluid, 2010

**Leesplank '2 o o 9'** - Installatie met geluid, 2009.

IN YOUR FACE 2.0

Datum: 05-04-2025 t/m 27-04-2025

Locatie: Studio 2, De Doelen Art

IN YOUR FACE 2.0 is a group exhibition focusing on female visual artists in Rotterdam, aiming to draw attention to the position and visibility of women within the arts field.

Several research reports on the position of female artists in the Netherlands show that the visual presence of women in art still lags far behind their male colleagues.

https://www.aboutawoman.nl/INYOURFACE_2

Photo Studio Schmidt & Li

Datum: 10-10-2019 t/m 13-10-2019

Locatie: Art Museum; Performance Festival!

In samenwerking met: Art Museum (Akureyri) and Artist Stephan Schmidt

Stephan Schmidt & Ka Yee Li met at the office and since then their lives were intertwined: at work, in art, and finally in love.

In 2011 they started to challenge each other to make an artistic commitment through interactive photo-performances.

Performing as "Photo Studio Schmidt & Li", we engage in interactive photo-performances, disguised as portrait photo sessions, together with unsuspecting visitors. These participants have to cope with our unanticipated appearance in every portrait.

https://kayeeli.com/performances/fotostudio-gezindelijke-illusies/

My party

Datum: 22-08-2016 t/m 04-09-2016

Locatie: Art Museum; Performance Festival!

In samenwerking met: Art Museum (Akureyri)

Collaboration Akureyri Museum during the A! performance festival.

Ka Yee Li suddenly appeared and invited passengers to celebrate her “birthday” with her. Passengers were invited to lighten the candles and sing for her.

Two days long, she blew out candles, every day, until she was totally exhausted. During these performances, Ka Yee catches up her birthday parties, that she had missed out during her childhood, attempting to relive these important moments from the past.

https://kayeeli.com/performances/my-party-in-akureyri-2016/

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