School of Creative
Industries
Chai Tianlei
Tianlei has 12 years of experience in arts education for all ages. She has also volunteered to conduct art workshops for immigrants as well as children in mountainous areas and with children with special needs. These experiences have made Tianlei aware of the healing power of art, leading her to the discovery of art therapy.
During her time in the MA Art Therapy programme at LASALLE College of the Arts, Tianlei provided group art therapy for adolescents with eating disorders and individual art therapy for family members of inpatients in a hospital setting. She also offered both individual and group art therapy for adults recovering from mental health conditions in a rehabilitation centre.
Tianlei uses art as a tool for self-care and introspection, facilitating her personal growth and professional identity development. She is committed to a person-centred, compassionate and strength-based approach to supporting individuals facing challenges and enhancing their quality of life.
Work
See the Bias
Metallic paper
546 x 30 cm
(2025)
See the Bias attempts to make the viewer aware of how biases distort reality.
Biases are characteristically a human trait. They have long existed in human society, easily taking root in our minds and unconsciously spreading among people without awareness. This artwork is inspired by the biases and stigmatisation faced by people with mental health conditions. These stigmatisations are concrete manifestations of biases, which unconsciously affect everyone's ability to see the authentic nature of these individuals.
Each viewer standing in front of the artwork symbolises reality, while the viewer reflected in the artwork represents a person distorted by bias. How do you feel when you see yourself distorted by bias? How do preconceived biases of a diagnosis affect our understanding of a group of people?
