If there is such a space,
where you are free to express whatever you want.

If there is such a space,
where only the process matters, not the result.

If there is such a space,
where judgment does not exist, only acceptance.

What do you wanna say?


如果有这么一个空间，能让你表达任何你想要的东西；

如果有这么一个空间，只专注于过程，而不是结果；

如果有这么一个空间，没有评判，只有接受；

你，想要表达什么？



Under the influence of the pandemic, there was a thick layer of tension and suppression in the air, thus I wanted to create a free space of expression for the audience, where people could let out all their suppressed feelings, and yearnings in a space free of judgment, to find common ground and connect with others, to realize that they were not alone, and we were all feeling something unique but universal.










Curator: Selina XinYi Zhang

Artist: Selina XinYi Zhang

Collaborator: Dali Art Factory
                    清心 Hashita
                    Liu Fang Fang

Catagory: Exhibition
Location: Dali Art Factory, China
Year: 2020

CUCKOOland.process 1.0 was the aftermath of Selina’s 6 months artist residency at Dali Art Factory（大理床单厂）in Dali, Yunnan province, China. The exhibition was created during the height of the pandemic in Dali, during which Dali became a place of refuge not just for her but as well for many others, the province was blessed with very little covid cases and imposed loose restrictions compared to the rest of China.

She could feel the anxiety, loneliness, and yearnings to reconnect in the air, bleeding through people’s eyes.

CUCKOOland.process 1.0 is the beginning of hopefully, a series of interactive spaces. Where in a parallel world, everything is possible, our deepest desire to self-express, to love, to see and to be seen, to connect could be free to exist unconditionally.

From the short video above, you can get a glimpse of the atmosphere in CUCKOOland.process 1.0, in one-month duration, thousands of people visited, left their thoughts of the time, their questions, longings, dreams... The background audio is the 10 minutes guided meditation we have recorded for part of the exhibition “My 10 Minutes” (you will be able to read about it after scrolling down).

Towards the end of the exhibit period, 清心 Hashita, a young but experienced nun led two workshops where the participants were guided to connect to the surroundings and themselves through movements and sound.



”我的十分钟“

你有多久没有自己独处过了？
在这个信息快速嘈杂的年代，也许真正属于我们的时间只有每天上厕所的那几分钟，小小的四方空间，但在那时你可能也在刷着手机。
在这里，你将会有10分钟，拥有一个完全属于你并只有你的时间空间。
当有其他体验者时请耐心等待，进入时请脱下鞋子。
工作人员会协助你带上耳机和麦克，进入空间之后，请耐心的follow听到的指引，体验独处的时光。
在独处的过程中有任何的感想，请放心大胆的说出来，在这个过程中我们会收集你的声音，进行后期加工并做匿名处理，播放给大千世界。



“My 10 minutes”

When was the last time that you were completely alone with yourself?

In this age and time when everything is evolving and spreading in rapid speed; do we still have the time and space to be with ourselves? Maybe our last sanctuary is the few minutes we have in the toilet, where we could be alone without disturbance; but even then, our phone is probably still keeping us “entertained” with the latest updates.

This is a place where you would have 10 minutes to be completely alone, this little rectangular space will be yours and yours only.

Please wait patiently where there are other participants.

The volunteers will help you to put on earphones and microphones. After entering the space, please follow the guidance patiently.

We encourage you to express any thoughts or reflections during this experience. The collected audio will be processed, so that the participants will remain anonymous.

The world will hear what you wanna say.