
Raised in a Chinese family with South African immigrant roots, Jaden spent part of her early childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa. She later moved to Melbourne, Australia during her teenage years, an experience that shaped her cross-cultural perspective and informs her artistic practice.
Most of Jaden’s recent work explores the complex relationships between individuals and the urban landscapes of East and Southeast Asia. With an emphasis on atmosphere, her work captures both quiet and dynamic in-between moments, where fleeting experiences of intimacy and alienation reveal the subtle tensions between personal identity and the surrounding environment.
Education
MA in Media Arts, University of Technology Sydney
BA Art History, University of Sydney
Exhibitions
2023 520 Silhouettes, Group Exhibition, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
2020 Love Experience Center, Online Exhibition, @street.china
Curation Projects
2024 城市純愛計劃「Hong Kong Edition」@citypureloveproject (temporarily discontinued)
2020 中文塗鴉中心 @chinesegraffitihub (temporarily discontinued), 125k+ audience
*This project documents graffiti in Chinese characters across global cities, capturing ephemeral words that evoke visceral emotions—anger, longing, and solitude—whispering between presence and void within urban space.
Has been featured by Ogilvy Taiwan and BIOS (Taiwan), interviewed by and featured in The Economist, Neocha (Shanghai) and LiFTED Asia (Hong Kong).
Features
The China Project - Tagging Alone (2022, May 3). https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/03/tagging-along/
The Economist - Chinese officials help to cultivate a local graffiti scene (2021, November 18). https://www.economist.com/china/2021/11/18/chinese-officials-help-to-cultivate-a-local-graffiti-scene
LiFTED Asia - Chinese Graffiti Hub gives a voice to the unheard (2021, October 5). https://liftedasia.com/articles/graff-chinese-graffiti-hub
Neocha - Graffiti Confessions (2021, August 12). https://neocha.com/magazine/graffiti-confessions/