Created in 2019 during the Chinese Year of the Pig, this series is a bold, joyful reclamation of female sexuality and self-expression. Drawing from the pig’s symbolic qualities—innocence, happiness, peace-loving nature, kindness, and gentle strength—the photographs capture women as they truly are when free from the objectifying lens of the male gaze: radiant, playful, complex, and fully in their power.
In Year of the Pig, women are invited into a vibrant, safe space where their bodies become instruments of expression rather than objects of consumption. Here, sensuality is not something to be hidden, judged, or exploited—it is celebrated as a natural, sacred force. The images reflect a liberated feminine energy that is both fierce and soft, quirky and bold, wild and tender.
Through striking color, whimsical styling, and spontaneous gesture, the series reimagines what it looks like to be seen—not as a fantasy or fetish, but as a whole human being. The women in these portraits dance, stretch, laugh, and pose with abandon, uninhibited by shame or societal expectation. They claim their space, their beauty, and their complexity with courage and delight.
More than a visual statement, Year of the Pig is a manifesto of joy and self-reclamation. It challenges the narrow definitions of female sexuality imposed by patriarchal norms and opens the door to a new vision—one where pleasure, creativity, and bodily autonomy are woven into the fabric of identity. In this space, women are not muses for others; they are the authors of their own mythology.