From Jingdezhen to New York — Where Craft Becomes Connection.

Agápē Studio & Experience Gallery™ is a space where tradition and modern life meet —where clay, water, and light become a shared language of care.

PHOTO ESSAY

NYU Food Media Project

From Jingdezhen to New York — Where Craft Becomes Connection.

It explores how food, water, and handmade craft shape identity and belonging across cultures.

These images also show how we make our items — how clay, water, porcelain traditions, and shared food rituals become quiet bridges between places.

The emotional direction is informed by my interview with Joanna, whose reflections on Hong Kong food culture, migration, and memory guided the storytelling approach.

For more behind-the-scenes stories, process notes, and additional reflections, you can explore the extended narrative in my Blog —a space where I continue to grow as a storyteller and let the project unfold beyond the page.

A person working on a pottery wheel, crafting a ceramic bowl in an artisan studio with shelves filled with various unfinished pottery pieces.
Outdoor display of various unglazed ceramic vases and pots on wooden shelves and beneath, in front of traditional buildings with tiled roofs and trees under a clear blue sky.
Large ceramic vase with carved dragon and cloud designs in an antique shop, surrounded by various cups and bowls.
A person wearing glasses works on a large, intricately carved white ceramic vase, using a fine tool, in a workshop with wooden shelves and pottery items.
A display of various Chinese-style porcelain bowls, teapots, and dishes with blue and red dragon motifs, arranged on black fabric with some wooden stands and boxes.
Display of hand-painted floral ceramics, including bowls and cups, arranged on satin fabric with a wooden shelf in the background.
A collection of colorful, handcrafted ceramic bowls and cups with spoons inside some of them, displayed on a black surface.
An outdoor kiln or furnace with a fireproof chamber, blackened inside, containing shelves of white ceramic pots and bowls, some on a small shelf, with unfinished ceramic pieces on the ground and a table of completed ceramics in front.
Storage alcove with brick walls and a curved brick ceiling, containing several shelves with multiple white ceramic bowls, cups, and small dishes, along with two large round ceramic jars at the top and bottom.
A pottery studio with a large window showing green trees outside. The windowsill has numerous pottery pieces in progress, along with pottery wheels, stools, and tools.
Man with gloves and face mask placing decorative objects into a brick oven surrounded by a group of people, some taking photos.
A person arranging a collection of seashells on a wooden table inside a brick fireplace or oven.
A rustic wooden table covered with various unfinished ceramic pottery pieces, including teapots, bowls, cups, and vases in neutral colors. In the background, there are stacked logs and bricks, with two people partially visible standing nearby.
Metal shelving rack filled with unglazed clay pots, bowls, and cups, arranged on multiple shelves.
Shelves filled with ceramic mugs and plates, featuring fishing-themed artwork and some with human figures, stored on black and white shelves in a craft or storage room.