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Dear Abliz

[why>>]This project stems from a DNA test I did in the Netherlands. I have long been curious about my Mongolian Turkic looks. My DNA report shows my Central Asian roots. This is not allowed to be shown in China proper’s DNA reports, which are always modified to northern Han Chinese. Muslims are strongly persecuted and monitored by the Chinese Communist Party and are called terrorists.

As a Han Chinese born in the most developed part of China, I grew up with a wealthy family and a (so-called advanced) Western education based on the exploitation of people of other ethnicities in China proper. Escape from China (as an empire) is a topic that has been my interest for a long time, especially since it (Have to or) stands with Russia today. Today a large number of Russian "refuseniks of the Empire" are fleeing to Central Asia. Our shared gesture is performative, it is a transformation of one’s own identity, a play with its hybridization and queerization.

When I used dating apps, I used a made-up name: Abliz. a Central Asian name, also used in China by the Uyghurs. (This name appears often in the Xinjiang Victims Database.) I used this name to try to avoid (usually ignorant) discussions and discrimination about China with my dates.

Against Diaspora: Discourses on Sinophone Studies, and Post-loyalist Writing are two books that have provided me with inspiration. Based on my previous work which dealt with the relationship between the body and virtual space. I wanted to play with my identity and Chineseness in this project. [suggest begin with this (what)>>] I’ll fictionalize a Central Asian character "Abliz”, sign up for an account on only-fans called "Abliz”, and imagine (and post) about Abliz's day-to-day life as a gay man in Central Asia as an exit from my escape. In the meantime, I will be adapting the content on only-fans to other mediums such as real space installations and videos.