Google Sheets as performance art: Liang-Jung Chen on painstakingly documenting the UK citizenship process

Artist Liang-Jung Chen joined us in London to talk about their unique viral art project – a screen-recorded, multimedia art piece that detailed the process of obtaining an indefinite leave to remain visa, documented entirely inside of Google Sheets. Using a similar, bespoke screen recording just for Nicer Tuesdays, Liang-Jung breaks down each part of the project, from every penny spent to the vlogs that inspired their self-surveillance as performance art.

Date: 18 March 2026
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