Carrie Chen's "Eye Exercise 眼保健操" is a series of animated portraits that feature the artist's younger self-avatar performing exaggerated eye-rolling. Each figure is set against a humorous backdrop, framed by scrolling text about the importance of vision. Drawing inspiration from the widespread practice of daily eye exercises in mainland Chinese elementary school classrooms, the series title alludes to the subtle ways in which conformity and control are woven into routine behavior. By playfully exploring the act of eye-rolling as both compliance and defiance, Chen's work encourages viewers to examine the phenomenon of societal norms and mass initiatives that shape our actions. Each artwork in the series is rich with detail, subtly weaving in elements that reflect Chen's Chinese American identity and nuanced complexities of cultural hybridity and memory.