Her feminist commitment, according to curator and art critic Juan Xu, is fueled by the experiences of several generations. Even before she says a word about herself, she talks about her grandmother, who became a widow at the age of 20. She was not allowed to work, marry or even be seen by strangers for the rest of her life, confined to the rear area of her family’s rundown villa, just to avoid encountering unfamiliar men. The feeling of barely being tolerated on this earth, despite having committed no wrong, shattered this woman’s life. The prospect of such a fate terrified Xu even as a child.