ANNIE LAI

My ongoing series ‘Those Who Stay’ began in 2018 when I went through personal crisis of lost of home in China. The deep feeling of insecurity towards the idea of belonging and cultural identity drove me to reach out to other young Chinese diasporas in London who share similar experience with me.As years gone by, despite issues with visa, I finally feel more at home mentally in UK. I want to explore not only the individual stories from the series, but also dive into bigger issues of ESEA immigration and the future we face.