Through reconstructed reclaimed wood vessels and intricate images made from wood veneer, Vivian Chiu layers personal narratives with histories of craft and Chinese ceramic traditions. She examines how place, culture, and identity are carried and reshaped across generations and geographies. She considers what is preserved, altered, or rebuilt as people move between places and ways of life. Many of Chiu’s sculptures began as wooden shipping crates that held porcelainware as they traveled from…