This is a great chance to look through my practice again. In the meantime, I am thinking about what Photography is for me; and how I see photography in fine art practice. https://vimeo.com/387982267
Month: January 2020
What is the Memory in My Photographs?
Loss - Realise Project The liquidity and transition of memories interweave images and materials through Loss. The memory in this work mirrors friends’ intimate life and my nomadic state from deferent locations. Every residence I experience forms the intersection of my emotions with others. Portrayed faces swim between this liquid glue and peeled-off pieces. They … Continue reading What is the Memory in My Photographs?
See the Art Practise Cooperation / Critical Research III
Choice and Readymade The conversation between photography and sculpture in Wentworth’s work is answering what is the relationship between photography and sculpture by approaches of readymade and photographic choice. The essential choice inherently connects sculpture to photography. Readymade is the choice of object, cancelling the useful function of an object and forming art. Photographing is … Continue reading See the Art Practise Cooperation / Critical Research III
Deface and Vandalise – Terminology
DEFACE / VANDALISE Deface spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it.In my practice, pouring and obscuring on the image, especially on the face. Vandalise deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property)In my experimentation, peeling off the imageries and dividing them.
A Slide Show
The Desultory 2015-2019 https://vimeo.com/388307281 Photography, slide show, 2 min 44 sec Domestic snaps carries both people and intangible qualities. The photographs portray the many close friends who draw into my life, memories of which archive as a photo book. These elected fragments in my photography capture who is close to me, and in a brief … Continue reading A Slide Show
Personal Statement
My artwork currently encircles the notion of the mnemonic and its appearance as a part of our day-to-day experiences. In my work, the photograph is the support of memories, left behind as a miniature not only of my intimate life but also that of Chinese youth. Mine is an interdisciplinary fine art practice which includes photography, … Continue reading Personal Statement
Fluidity
Fluidity the ability of a substance to flow easily.smooth elegance or gracethe state of being unsettled or unstable; changeability In My Work Young Chinese people status quo today - from previous documentary film (link) about my transgender friend.Identity of Chinese young peopleI felt unsettled on my nomadic state - photo book Segment
Richard Wentworth / Critical Research II
Introduction Richard Wentworth subverts the traditional definition of sculpture as well as photography. By transforming and manipulating the objects in human’s day-to-day experience, Wentworth disrupts their usual function and understanding of them. The sculptural assemblage engages with the notion of readymade and juxtaposition. Simultaneously, Wentworth in his photography documents the odd fragments and discrepancies in … Continue reading Richard Wentworth / Critical Research II