Obstructed View

Teresa Chen's photographic work revolves around questions of origin and identity – themes that are closely connected to her personal background. As an American living in Switzerland, whose parents immigrated from China to the USA, Teresa never had the security of a traditional, rooted identity. This incertitude is mirrored in the fragmentary pictures of her body that oscillate between sensuality and revulsion, attraction and aversion.

Ruth Littman, from the press release for Don't Play Me That “Flower Drum Song”