“One symbol is the 油条 (you tiao) (fried dough), a repeated motif in A Flavoured Life 煎炸人生 (jian zha ren sheng). These fried dough snacks are made by submerging lengths of dough into boiling oil, and they twist and burn before metamorphosing into their final golden form. Such a process of immersive refining echoes the life journey of working hard while navigating mountains and valleys in hopes of (unpromised) success.”   Read More 阅读更多