Lilian Zeng is a multidisciplinary artist dedicated to the handmade and steering clear of digital realms. Zeng has crafted a body of large-scale installation works with a diverse medium such as painting, resin and found objects installations, textiles, artist’s multiples, and creative writing. Themes of personal trauma and tragic childhood memories weave through her practices and create art that resonates on a deeply emotional level. Her thesis research explores the olfactory sense within imagined semi-private, stitched textile sceneries. Influenced by the realm of olfactory memory studies and how aromas shape narrative settings, Zeng’s work invites viewers into a sensory experience that goes beyond the visual, tapping into the evocative power of scent to tell intricate stories.