Lu Lin is a researcher and socially engaged artist born in China, living and working in Arnhem (NL). Lu graduated from ArtEZ (NL) with a Master’s in Critical Fashion Practices and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design in China Academy of Arts (CN). Based on her experience of interacting with textiles and clothing, she assembles textiles with narratives as an alternative language and germinates the strength of softness and collectiveness.
As a researcher in the field, she aims to formulate the compositions of safe spaces and contextualise complicity from within drawing on intersectionality and feminism. Her works are driven by social alienations in the era of fluidity, showcasing how the segments of everyday life took shape identities. By practising the theories, she utilises participatory approaches to constitute possible interdependence within marginalised communities. In order to keep a close connection with the people, she integrates her works into pedagogical scenarios and interdisciplinary media for creating a more engaging and thoughtful society.