"The Old Green Deal" is a word-play on the "Green New Deal" initiative, which has been proposed across state and party lines around the world and is something that has been around for far too long I believe to be considered new. This project also explores the terminology of all things "green" as it is used to describe the uninitiated or inexperienced as well as those who harbour jealousy. Ironically perhaps, it is this new growth that often has the most potential. As an artist of Chinese and Greek ancestry from California now living in Greece, I recognise that there is enormous potential for the "Green Movement" to gain momentum in Greece and for artists and individuals from all backgrounds to be a part of constructive change and growth globally. I aim to raise awareness about this through my artwork in 2020.
The Covid 19 lockdown measures have forced me reevaluate my priorities as an artist and appreciate how important it is to take control of existence through my creativity. The moratorium on business activities in Athens has created an unnamable uncertainty and resulted in the cancellation of projects that I had been planning since 2019. In this state where nothing seems certain, my creativity voice has re-emerged, providing me with a renewed sense of fulfilment and hope in my artistic practice. This body of work is inspired by the local fauna around Lycabettus Mountain and the neighbourhood of Exarchia through"Sleeping Swift" and "New Age Owls." 
"Avocados on Vacation" re-examines the natural beauty and wealth of the environment and ecology as an economic phenomenon (such as tourism), depicting the arid landscape of Crete where avocados are cultivated-though perhaps not on the beach! 
"Icons of Ecology "examines symbolism and meditations on calamity while the sheer absence of anything at all is illustrated in "Martin Buber and the Lightbulb. "Covid Crown" pokes fun at the obsolescence of high(er)-stakes players in the art world.

My new work therefore aims at raising awareness about these problems by connecting with more timeless anthropologies,   environmental and social ecological considerations. 
I am inspired by the life's work of artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Joseph Beuys and Greek sculptors such as Lynda Benglis and Peter Voulkos. I have also had the privilege of working alongside German artists: Poul R. Weile and Uli Schueppel and these encounters have also greatly inspired me in practice. I am hopeful that in 2019-2020 I will be able to maintain my practice and feature my work in physical galleries and not only online.


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