Natural Nest and the Creation of the People
2012
Performance Art and Installation, String/Rope work
The piece speaks to the duality of nature and culture, and how even though we are so familiar with the disenchanted post-modern views, we are in fact still enchanted in our cultural aspect. The braiding and the participator performance work speaks to this ritualistic tradition of communal-ship, and the building of the nest and the balancing of the nest also reflects this idea. In addition, the octopus or spider-like shape of the installation is also a reference on the maternal quality of Louise Bourgeois's "Maman"(2000).
Performance Art and Installation, String/Rope work
The piece speaks to the duality of nature and culture, and how even though we are so familiar with the disenchanted post-modern views, we are in fact still enchanted in our cultural aspect. The braiding and the participator performance work speaks to this ritualistic tradition of communal-ship, and the building of the nest and the balancing of the nest also reflects this idea. In addition, the octopus or spider-like shape of the installation is also a reference on the maternal quality of Louise Bourgeois's "Maman"(2000).
Balance on Strings
2012
Installation, String work
40 inches by 40 inches by 44 inches
The aim of this installation is to reflect the balance of our natural environment and the human-made environment. It is an extension of my string performance work, which speaks to the process of art and how the cycles of enchantment, disenchantment and re-enchantment are in constant resonance of one other. The balance of not just the art practice, but also the natural world is intertwined in a complicated web, which at any moment, if one connection is disturbed, can trigger the disturbance or even the destruction of the core.
Installation, String work
40 inches by 40 inches by 44 inches
The aim of this installation is to reflect the balance of our natural environment and the human-made environment. It is an extension of my string performance work, which speaks to the process of art and how the cycles of enchantment, disenchantment and re-enchantment are in constant resonance of one other. The balance of not just the art practice, but also the natural world is intertwined in a complicated web, which at any moment, if one connection is disturbed, can trigger the disturbance or even the destruction of the core.
"Balance on Strings" 2012
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"Balance on Strings" detail, 2012
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Papers on Poles: A Small Public Spectacle
2011
Ink Jet Prints
Each 35 inches x 39 inches
Ink Jet Prints
Each 35 inches x 39 inches
"There are things hidden from all the world until photographed." - Craig Coverdale
Vancouver's urban streets are filled culture and interactions. When waiting for the light to change, one's eyes can't help but notice the many advertisements and notices that are posted on the light poles. What's in these ads that makes our city the way it is? How do we interact with each other differently from people elsewhere? Who puts on these ads? What does these ads represent? This series aims to question and examine the meanings behind the banal things that we see everyday but don't seem to pay close attention to.
Vancouver's urban streets are filled culture and interactions. When waiting for the light to change, one's eyes can't help but notice the many advertisements and notices that are posted on the light poles. What's in these ads that makes our city the way it is? How do we interact with each other differently from people elsewhere? Who puts on these ads? What does these ads represent? This series aims to question and examine the meanings behind the banal things that we see everyday but don't seem to pay close attention to.
"Papers on Poles: A Small Public Spectacle" Vancouver, Canada 2011
