Graduation project
A Reading
Jiusi Zhang
"A Reading is a video installation that explores the identity politics behind divination practices. Traditional Chinese divination, steeped in conservative gender roles, often views women as objects rather than subjects, reinforcing orthodox family models and fixed societal roles based on age and gender.
Based on autoethnographic and archival research into China's historic and emerging female divination trend, A Reading subverts the male-dominated logic of the discipline. The work highlights how, when women challenge these fixed identities, divination can become a tool for reflection and imagination, creating spaces more suited to their voices."