The installation sets a stage of grass, broken fences, toys, and a central apron holding a Barbie doll. These familiar objects are arranged to highlight how childhood spaces can become sites where identity is shaped.

The work examines cultural constructs within East Asian families, where unequal expectations toward boys and girls still persist. By presenting objects coded as “male” or “female,” it questions how gender is taught through daily life. The rigid binary between masculine and feminine is shown as fragile, already cracking under pressure. At the same time, plants growing through the objects point toward fluidity and renewal. This becomes a critique of inherited norms and an invitation to rethink identity as something diverse and inclusive rather than confined by stereotypes.

Eden of Gender critiques the preferential treatment of boys and suppression of girls in East Asian families, exposing the cultural constructs that shape identity. A grass-covered surface and collapsed grid fence symbolize the breakdown of rigid norms, while symbolic “male” and “female” objects reflect tools of socialization and binary stereotypes. At the center, a modified apron holding a Barbie doll directly critiques the domestic roles imposed on women. Plant elements growing through these objects evoke ecosystems’ natural diversity, symbolizing the fluidity of gender and the possibility of liberation beyond binaries.

This installation reimagines the “Garden of Eden” not as purity or harmony, but as a site of critique, resilience, and inclusivity. Critiques the preferential treatment of boys and suppression of girls in East Asian families, exposing the cultural constructs that shape identity. A grass-covered surface and collapsed grid fence symbolize the breakdown of rigid norms, while symbolic “male” and “female” objects reflect tools of socialization and binary stereotypes. At the center, a modified apron holding a Barbie doll directly critiques the domestic roles imposed on women. Plant elements growing through these objects evoke ecosystems’ natural diversity, symbolizing the fluidity of gender and the possibility of liberation beyond binaries.

This installation reimagines the “Garden of Eden” not as purity or harmony, but as a site of critique, resilience, and inclusivity.