No Devils’ Advocate Zone (English)
Lan “Florence” Yee, 2023, LED signage, 25 x 208 x 13 cm

Content
Left Sign:
Maybe because they were afraid her scrubs were contagious maybe because we are East Asian and queer maybe because they realized how hollow this performance was
Right Sign:
At 7pm every evening our neighbour would awkwardly play the national anthem on a tuba while my then-partner left for her nursing shift but none of our neighbours would talk to us or even meet our gaze
Installation Details
This two-channel sign installation positions short statements side by side, as parallel and conflicting desires. A text-based piece, it includes language that was once popularized at the height of the pandemic in reference to the many sacrifices made by frontline workers. Just as this period was unexpectedly marked by grief and joy, the words collide in waves, unending and unsure of where to go next.
Lan “Florence” Yee is a queer visual artist and serial collaborator whose practice focuses on text-based art, sculpture, and textile installation. Yee obtained a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from OCAD U.
About the Artist
