Jennifer Ling Datchuk American, b. 1980
Working 9 to Forever, 2024
Kohler Company porcelain
7.5 x 5 x 5 in
19.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
19.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
The figure in 'Working 9 to Forever' is a figurine from a hobbyist mold from the 70s or 80s: a stereotype of a Chinese girl with a bob cut and...
The figure in "Working 9 to Forever" is a figurine from a hobbyist mold from the 70s or 80s: a stereotype of a Chinese girl with a bob cut and bands, a rice-picker hat, a heavy shoulder yoke across her back, a dragon on her qipao, and bare feet. She rests atop broken ceramic shards, continuing her work. Jennifer Ling Datchuk asks us to consider the cost of women’s labor in our everyday lives—how labor is defined when it is unpaid, invisible, and done in silence.
