
sewn (2025)
sewn is an immersive guzheng, movement and mark-making performance presented as part of the Auckland Pride Festival for a live audience. The work examines queer visibility through a Chinese migrant lens, asking how a racialised, gender-nonconforming body can be sustained through sonic experimentation, material encounter and durational movement. Made with support from the Pride Empowerment programme. Documented in collaboration with cinematographer Nick Willoughby and photographer Karen Ishiguro. Live soundscape by Jefferson Chen (Goodspace), with movement coaching by Zoe White.



Credits & Awards

Credits
Creator & Performer
Zed Xu 榛子瞬
Director of Photography
Nick Willoughby
Live Soundscape
Jefferson Chen (Goodspace)
Costume Designer
Sophelia Shizune
Spatial Designer
Mathilde Polmard
Still photography
Karen Ishiguro
Lighting
Cody Len
1st AC
Bailey Era
Art Assistant
Kaakatarau Te Pou Kohere, Finn Hunter, Latamai Katoa
Makeup Designer & Editor
Zed Xu 榛子瞬
Awards
Receiver of the Empowerment Grant 2025
Auckland Pride