Creative writing, visual art & healing.
Words and images from the heartmind
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Words and images from the heartmind ·
About
Gladys Yingyi Lu is a writer and artist based in San Francisco, California.
She was born in Suzhou, China’s Earthly Paradise, surrounded by canals. The water memory has deeply influenced her creative approach. Having lived on both the East and West Coasts of the United States, she explores the land, the natural world, cultural traditions, and her personal and the collective diaspora experience in her work.
Gladys has received grants, fellowships and residencies from the Center for Cultural Innovation and Plympton. She earned her BA from UC Berkeley, where she studied Psychology and Economics, and her MBA from Columbia University.
Writing
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Translation
As a writer and translator, she writes in both English and Chinese. Her current project includes an English-Chinese collection featuring translations of nature poems across multiple dynasties in China’s literary history.
Photography
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Film
As a visual artist, she is fascinated with the sustainable development process. She shoots film and makes lumen art with sunlight, and phytography with plants. She also goes to the pantry for ingredients to experiment with Polaroids.
Art
Installations
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As an alter artist, she builds public installations with themes on grief. Her past work includes Mandala Altar for the Marigold Project, Floor Buddha Altar for Meditation for San Francisco Dharma Collective, and Temple of Together for Burning Man.
Healing
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Yoga
Gladys is a certified yoga teacher trained with HAUM’s 200HR YTT, sound healer, and breathwork teacher trained with Dana Damara. She has spent over 15 years practicing Vipassana and Dzogchen meditative techniques with contemplative science approaches. Her teachers include Eve Ekman, Tenzin Wangal Rinpoche, Isa Gucciardi, to name a few. She’s a member of the Ruby, and she offers Ruby's artist community bi-weekly meditation.
