[Names] Isabella Xie, Iggy, 好好 (pronounced Hǎo Hǎo)

Isabella Xie became Iggy on a set of swings in 2009. I’ve continually explored the line between ‘Isabella’ and ‘Iggy’: the former, a conventionally-trained artist and corporate cog, and the latter, one that plays with dirt and probes the machine, still uncovering her artistic voice. 

[Interests c. jun22] absurdism; homunculus; subtle sacrilegious symbolism; manipulated androgynous anatomies; people watching; house music; nattō; dichotomies 

[Disinterests] vanity; blue cheese; extreme privacy

[Recent inquiries] 'are you (You) happy?;’ my new sweet tooth; the purpose of documentation; reconciling shame; exhibitionism and voyeurism in sex and society; vibrant colors…

As I straddle the sandbox, I’ve found respite in capturing beauty in the grotesque. I’m interested in expressions of grief and pain - my work often embodies contorted forms, intertwined limbs, and disturbed facades - as well as the nurturing process. These numerous and anonymous figures are graced in a certain quietude though never quite escaping history, and often there comes energy and rehabilitation in connection. In synchrony with these entities, I’ve tugged and stumbled with my own past. I hope the experience of these subjects open the viewer to find comfort and power in examining pain as a regenerative process. 

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SPECS

Blood: O+
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
DOB: February 18, 2000
Born gender: F
Height: 5’6” (imperial), 167.64 cm (metric)
Weight: 126 lb (imperial), 57.15 kg (metric)
Ethnicity: Chinese
Spoken languages: English, Chinese,
minimal French