Ning Wan’s work brings focus to the crossroads of being Chinese American and queer/trans. In his practice, he applies unconventional methods to traditional Chinese calligraphy materials, collaging translucent sheets of mulberry paper, text, and painted imagery. Rabbits (referencing the Chinese Rabbit God of homosexual love), strings of pearls, peach slices, and coins appear throughout Wan’s works — his invented visual lexicon to illustrate Chinese queerness. Scattered among these motifs are scraps of paper, detailing Wan’s thoughts on being queer and trans. Wan’s work demonstrates, quite literally, a layered relationship between Wan’s own queerness and cultural identity. Each piece speaks to a colliding of worlds that, for many queer Asian Americans, feels impossible to navigate — but is a lived reality that deserves recognition and validation.