Teoswa is a journey into the ancestral echoes of my mother’s hometown—the Teochew region of Guangdong—and an intimate search for the meaning of “home.”

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Born in the steel labyrinth of Shenzhen, I felt little belonging to its restless skyline. Instead, I was drawn to the villages where human warmth lingers, where fading traditions still breathe.

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Though I have never lived in Teochew, nor spoken its language, its opera—Chaoju—pulled me close. Sung in the local tongue, it retells ancient tales like Water Margin, carrying voices from a world that feels both distant and mine.

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Through my lens, I wandered into these villages, among actors and stages worn by time, tracing their stories as a way to trace my own.

This work is not only a record of a place—it is a quiet dialogue between heritage and self, where each frame becomes a question of belonging.

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《潮汕》 是一场追溯母亲故乡——中国广东潮汕地区——的文化回响，也是一次探寻“家”之意义的私密旅程。

我出生在钢铁丛林般的深圳，对它喧嚣的天际线从未有过归属感。相反，那些仍保有人情温度与文化气息的村落，唤起了我创作的热情。

虽未在潮汕生活，亦不通其方言，潮剧——用乡音吟唱《水浒传》等古老故事——却将我深深吸引。

透过镜头，我走进这些村落，在被岁月磨砺的舞台与演员之间，追寻他们的故事，也追寻自己的坐标。

这组作品不仅是一个地方的记录，更是一场关于文化与自我的静默对话，每一帧都在追问：我属于哪里？

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