forms of healing: a conversation with devynn emory and Yo-Yo Lin

An illustration of two orange-colored hands massaging an ethereal light blue lower leg. The leg has multicolored lines running over it, outlining the chi channels of the body. The hands and leg are nestled in a field of green leaves dotted with tung blossoms: tropical white flowers with pink centers.

This intimate conversation between Danspace Project 2021-2023 Research Fellow, devynn emory, and 2022-2023 Renewal Residency Artist, Yo-Yo Lin, emerged organically and iteratively—first in a New York City hospital room, then followed by my curious nudging, and ultimately across the world over Zoom. This is an ongoing conversation between emory and Lin, that will continue “for as long as we both have bodies and need healthcare,” writes Lin. Together, they dream about more integrative health care, scores for organs, and what healing asks of us.

— Seta Morton (Program Director/Associate Curator)

The Creative Independent:

Interview with Yo-Yo Lin: On the process of processing

A process often starts from just being, from the day-life things I do. There’s so much in the mundane that has contributed to my process. I often start from a place of longing or desire. A lot of my process starts with me really wanting something to

Artist Yo-Yo Lin discusses using her everyday life in her work, art as a refuge and pathway to communication, and how lying can lead to burnout.

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forms of healing: a conversation with devynn emory and Yo-Yo Lin

The Creative Independent:

Interview with Yo-Yo Lin: On the process of processing