WONDERLAND






- “Wonderland is a drifting 
world of memories where 
friends, wigs, and Chengdu’s 
back-alley teahouses quietly 
rehearse the scenes my 
younger self never finished 
saying aloud.” (2025)

Wonderland - Untitled 1, single-channel HD video, color, sound, 0′32″ loop


Wonderland - Untitled 2, single-channel 4K UHD video, color, sound, 4′02″ loop
Wonderland - Untitled 3, single-channel HD video, color, sound, 3′25″ loop
Wonderland - Untitled 4, single-channel HD video, color, sound, 1′54″ loop; 
device: 11″ CRT TV



Credits & Acknowledgements

Direction & Production: Thea Long

Performance: Ruitao Liu and Jiangpeng Zheng

Locations: Chengdu and Auckland

Installation view photo: Marco Hidalgo

Music: “Viral Bliss, I’m Uncomfortable” by Ryan Stasik

Equipment loans: Elam Digital (with special thanks to AV technician Tracey Guo); 11″ CRT TV bracket courtesy of Alex Monteith

Supported by the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland

With thanks to Alex Monteith and Sean Kerr for supervision and guidance