With her background of growing up in Asia, Keyi reflected on her own culture while comparing it to the common western proletariat aesthetics practice. During her journey, Keyi was deeply inspired by the notion of “do”, the way of things, from Buddhism, Cha-do, Koh-do, and wabi sabi caters to these creative elements while rejecting the concept of artificial and sameness. Her revelation is that garments are more powerful than words: it’s a medium to best concretize her interpretation of the embodiment of the essence of artifacts. Clothes are honest in its balance and interrelationship between nature and intuitive human experience. It’s a way for human beings to unwind from the overwhelming mundane life. In Keyi Chen’s recent collections, she discovered the idea of in-betweenness. Vague and clear. Rational and irrational. Her ultimate goal is to have these antithesis coexist and collide into one another in the garments she creates while striking a balance that can recall what humans shared deeply and feel passionate about—

Contemporary yet not temporary, unlimited by limitation, finished as if unfinished, timeless as the core aesthetic.