Lu Lin

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Lu Lin (1992) is a self-publisher and socially engaged artist born in China, currently living and working in Arnhem (NL). As a self-publisher in the field, she utilizes artistic approaches to deconstruct the complexity of safe spaces and explore their socio-political and cultural factors in relation to marginalization, drawing on intersectionality, feminism, and queerness. Through the involvement of social practices, her works are motivated by the alienation experienced in this era of fluidity, showcasing how different aspects of everyday life contribute to identity formation and discrimination. Her work takes various forms, including publishing practices, video essays, workshops, installations, and performances, all of which emphasize intimacy and collectivity. To maintain a strong connection with people, she applies her research into pedagogical and participatory practices within marginalized communities, aiming to foster a more engaging and thoughtful society.


To explore the basic needs of humankind—food, shelter, and clothing—as the fundamental basis of a safe space, she initiated projects such as Homesick Restaurant, What About Pocket as a Safe Space, Not Just a Collective, and Reading My Panties. Following these projects, she self-published zine "Reading My Panties 01: A Collective Manifesto," "Reading My Panties 02: Queer Pillow Talk," "We are there and here: Food, loneliness, elsewhere," and "Survival Manual for Self-Publishers."

Grants

2025

 Mondriaan Fonds, International Voucher, NL.

2024

 Stimulerings Fonds (Creative Industries Fund NL), Project Grant, NL.

2023

 Mondriaan Fonds, Artist Start, NL.

2022-2021

 Stimulerings Fonds (Creative Industries Fund NL), Experiment Grant Scheme, NL.

 

 Firestartfonds, Schakel 025, Arnhem, NL

 

 StarterVoucher, Artist Fund by Radboud Research & Impact, Arnhem, NL.

 

 Heij Konijn Fonds, Arnhem

 

 Over de Drempel / Artist Fund by Leeuwarden Fryslân 2028 (LF2028), Leeuwarden, NL.

Residencies

2025

 Plaatsmaken, Arnhem, NL. (September to December)

2024

 Westwerk Hamburg, Ministry of Culture and Media, Hamburg, GE. (January to March)

2023

 Co-transpose, Dikaia, Greece. (July)

 

 VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL. (Febrary to March)

Screenings, Performances & Workshops

2025

 “Bread Net-Work”(ongoing workshop), Gemaal op Zuid, Rotterdam, NL.

 

 “Archiving Everyday Panties”(library takeover), Common Imprint, Berlin, DE.

 

 “Queer Pillow Talk” (book presentation), Nowhere Book (Den Haag) and Limestone Books (Maastricht), NL.

 

 

2024

“A-Z Collective Bibliography”(workshop), Collaboration Station, Platform BK, De Appel, Amsterdam, NL.

 

Open Kitchen Weekender, Kitchen activation, BAK, Utrecht, NL.

 

“Ongoing as a method” (workshop), MA Critical Fashion Practices, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL. 

 

Archiving Queer Materiality ThinkTank (workshop), Metro 54, Amsterdam, NL.

 

“Forging Ephemeral Documentation: identity, marginalisation, and self-publishing” (workshop), 5-day class, MA Critical Fashion Practices, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL. 

 

“Collective Food Zine” (workshop), LivingRoom, HFBK, Hamburg, GE. 

2023

“Queer Pillow Talk” (reading sessions), serial reading groups, happened at Queer Gym Rotterdam, Limestone Books Maastricht, Not Just a Library (at Platform Post) Arnhem and Home 944 Den Haag, NL. 

 

“Reading My Panties” (workshop), 7-day unlearning course, "Body, Identity, Society", School of Disobedience, Budapest, FH.

 

“Survival Manual for Self-publishers: Practising Collectivity” (workshop), Onomatopee, Eindhoven, NL. 

 

“Reading My Panties” (reading session), From where I stand, Asian Feminist Studio for Art and Research, Non-Native Native, Framer Framed, NL.

 

 “Reading Reading My Panties”(performance), Apples and Oranges, Jester, Genk, BE.

 

 “Survival Manual for Self-publishers”(workshop), BYOB Fair, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL. 

 

 “Reading Reading My Panties”(performance), Body Tide, curated by Syzygy Collective, Off the Grid, Cas-co, Leuven, BE.

 

“Out of Blue Dinner”(workshop), serial food workshops, Homesick Restaurant, VHDG, AiR Programme funded by Mondriaan Fonds, Leeuwarden, NL.

2022 - 2020

“Reading My Panties” (reading session), From where I stand, Asian Feminist Studio for Art and Research, Berlin, GE

 

“Reading Reading My Panties” (performance), Garage Cafe#2.1, Garage Rotterdam Festival, Garage Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL

 

“Reading Reading My Panties” (performance), In Het Klad, Dit Doen Wij Ook Collectief, This Art Fair, Amsterdam, NL

 

“Reading My Panties” (reading session), Waardevol, FDFA’22, Rozet, Arnhem, NL

 

“Reading My Panties” (reading session), Beyond Identity, Dona Daria x Rotterdam Pride, LantarenVenster, Rotterdam, NL

 

“Homesick Restaurant: #4: We are there and here ” (workshop), Arcadia Art Festival 2022, workshop, VHDG, dbieb en Bruze, Leeuwarden, NL, supported by Over de Drempel

 

“Reading My Panties” (reading session), Asia Film Festival 2022, Cinemasia, Studio/K, Amsterdam, NL, supported by Dona Daria.

 

 “Disclosed Diary” (video screening), Digital Flux Symposium: Towards a common imagination, Non Native Native x The One Minutes, Framer Framed, Amsterdam, NL.

 

 “Reading My Panties” (reading session), W139 Hosts…, W139, Amsterdam, NL.

 

 “Disclosed Diary” (screening), TOM LOVE W139, STAMPA, W139, Amsterdam, NL.

Exhibitions

2025

 “Out of Blue Dinner”(installation), Prospects, Art Rotterdam, AHOY, Rotterdam, NL (Group show)

 

 “Reading My Panties: a collective manifesto” (zine), Flat Files and Paper Pies, exhibition, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, GE. (Group show)

2024

 “Out of Blue Dinner”(installation), “Love, Labour, Liberate,” Gemaal op Zuid, Rotterdam, NL. (Solo show)

 

 “Out of Blue Dinner”(installation), Gemeentegoed, by VHDG, Podium Explore, Leeuwarden, NL. (Group show)

 

 “Hidden Agenda - in everyday panties”(installation), AiR final exhibition, WestWerk, Hamburg, GE. (Solo show)

2023

 “Reading Reading my panties”(installation), Body Tide, curated by Syzygy Collective, Cas-co, Leuven, BE. (Group show)

 

 “Reading Reading my panties”(installation), Body Tide, curated by Syzygy Collective, Sea Foundation, Tilburg, NL. (Group show)

2022 - 2021

“Reading My Panties: a collective manifesto” (zine), Feminist Zine Exhibition, exhibition & publication, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, GE (group)

 

“Reading, my panties” (installation), Waardevol, FDFA, installation, Rozet, Arnhem, NL (group)

 

“Reading My Panties” (installation), W139 Hosts…, W139, Amsterdam, NL (group)

 

“Reading, my panties” (installation), Camp Queer, FOEF X WIEBERT, Hubert, Nijmegen, NL

 

“What about Pockets as a Safe Space?” (installation), Greater Less, Greater More, ArtEZ Graduates exhibition at the Dutch Design Week, Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, NL (group)

 

“How to read A Magazine Reader 04” (installation), A Place for clothes in context on display, organised by Warehouse Platform, San Serriffe, Amsterdam, NL (group)

 

“Safe Space Matters” (installation), Fashion’s Interplay, ArtEZ MA Critical Fashion Practices Graduation Show, Arnhem, NL (group)

Publications

2022

Reading My Panties: A Collective Manifesto (self-published)

2021

A Magazine Reader 04 (co-editor), in collaboration with Femke de Vries, supported by ArtEZ University of the Arts and Warehouse Platform

 

JOIN Collective Conversation (co-editor), in collaboration with Anouk Beckers, supported by ArtEZ University of the Arts and Warehouse Platform

Writings

2022

“If You are in, You Will Understand: A New Dress Code on TikTok is Reframing Lesbian Teens’ Safe Space”, Special Queer & Porn Issue of Fashion, Style & Popular Culture, published by Intellect Books. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/fspc/pre-prints/content-fspc_intellect_00145

2021

“What About Pockets As A Safe Space?” (co-writer alongside Alessandra Varisco), APRIA Journal Platform, https://apria.artez.nl/what-about-pockets-as-a-safe-space/

 

“If You are in, You Will Understand: A New Dress Code on TikTok is Reframing Lesbian Teens’ Safe Space” abstract, Fashion, Style&Queer Culture Publication, published by Intellect, ISBN: 978-1-78938-514-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/fspc_00145_1

2020

 “Facing Myself” (editing by Chet Julius), FEATURED, https://chetjulius.com/Featured-Lu

Panel/ Lectures

2022

“Ontwerp Platform X Numéro Netherlands x FDFA’22” (panellist), Ontwerp Platform, Arnhem, NL

2021

“What does artistic research look like within ArtEZ?” (panellist),  Academic Symposium hosted by APRIA Journal Platform, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL

 

“Femme and gender non-conforming artists/designers Panel” (presenter), organised by cc: Platform, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL

 

“A Place for clothes in context on display” (panellist), Warehouse Platform at San Serriffe, Amsterdam, NL

 

“Fashion, Style&Queer Culture Conference” (guest presenter), virtual symposium, Drexel University & Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Philadelphia, US.

Teaching

2025

Guest lecturer, BA BEAR Fine Arts, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL.

2021-2024

Guest lecturer, MA Critical Fashion Practices, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL.

2021

Guest lecturer, MA Practice Held In Common, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL.

Education

2019 — 2021

MA, Critical Fashion Practices
ArtEZ University of The Arts, Arnhem, NL.

2011 — 2015

BA, Fashion Design
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CN.

Relevant Side Jobs


Supported by Leeuwarden Fryslân 2028, 2021/2022, Over de Drempel; Mondriaan Fonds, 2022-2023.

 

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Typefaces: Kanit by Cadson Demak / League Spartan by Matt Bailey and Tyler Finck / Destra by Cédric Rossignol Brunet