XI MIN
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Show case
17m2
I worked with Jenny and Rosie to plan the exhibition of 17m2. I am very glad to have this chance, though the exhibition is made in a small space. Limited to the space, every work is required to display in a specific size. I tried to understand every piece of work and what they are telling. I don’t think an art show is to arrange the works together, neatly and ordered, just like home decoration. We tried to realize the best effect by coordinating the relationship between the work and the space. In this way, the distance between the works, the light and the additional effect from the walls should be considered. The most impressive arrangement is Paul’s work — a small device placed on the ground. As the work is composed of several small parts, we couldn’t get them separated. Due to the limited space, the device might be easily forgotten in the corner. So we tried many ways to avoid this. At last, we placed the device on the lower part of the wall. Above the device there were various paintings and videos. In this way, the empty space was also used. The experience of planning the exhibition made me understand the importance of communication and collaboration. Besides, I also like the sketch made by Roise, which presented the process of the space being filled up.
One That Holds Everything
Crypt gallery is an important project in this semester. Everybody took it seriously. I think not everyone has the chance to display their work in such a special and historical space. I noticed an interesting description — “tailored to” in the brief introduction of the gallery. This is the first time for me to “tailor” a work for a space. Interestingly, it is not a topic-given task but it has the similar scenes. A wide collaboration is needed to display our works in such a huge space. I was responsible for the sorting and transportation of the works, and I also performed the guard duty during the show. But most of the time, I would enjoy the works as a visitor. It is very meaningful to switch my identity and introduce such an interesting show to others. Meanwhile, our crit was proceeded simultaneously in the crypt, moving in the small space and exploring each work. Compared with last experience, the labor force required in this show was absolutely beyond my imagination. The large workload made it extremely important to communicate timely and efficiently. In addition, the display on special background rather than the wall was also a great challenge to our planning. But eventually, our works were perfectly presented in the three-day show.
life in the shoe box
"Life in the shoe box" was held at the Back Room gallery in Peckham. The exhibition includes me and 30 other emerging artists. The gallery is a small space and is suitable for a particular site project. "Life in the shoe box" is based on London's growing population because they don't have enough room to live in. The situation is similar to that of artists around the world. Every artist has his own shoe box to create his work.
I am a member of this exhibition team. The key skills I have learned and developed include communication and organization. My first collaboration as an MFA student was a very successful exhibition.
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Collaborate
F4
We were surprised that we were saying the same thing in different ways,This video comes from what we see in common.A circle or a cycle,In this video we're all doing something very everyday like scratching, walking around and letting go of the air.We put on masks of each other's faces,These actions do not belong to us as individuals.But we're also very different based on the same thing and my cycle comes from that wiper.
But in fact the use repeatedly expressed by the power of control, may be I need to get used to it in the first place, like the hands to tame the body in the video, several times repeated will make body enjoy rather than expected by the resistance.
Panel of Leaders
At the invitation of my friend Yilei Huang, I participated in the creative group activity "Panel of Leaders" that she organized. Yilei is a LCF undergraduate student majoring in women’s clothes, and she and I share similar environments and family backgrounds of growing in state-owned enterprises. The project she made is about Chinese tunic suit, which seeks an interrelationship between ancient Gwanbok and modern attires of the first two generations of government officers and creates a sportive feeling due to a mixture of Chinese and Western styles. We were first divided into groups and studied the similarities and implicit cultural backgrounds of Gwanbok in different dynasties and modern attires of government officers. The results of our discussion were about a combination of authority of government officers and the randomness of power. For example, by comparing Gwanbok in the Tang Dynasty and Chinese tunic suit, we found that the former’s circular-collar robe and the latter’s stand collar have the same effect—serious and cautious. However, it is intriguing that, we found from a large number of photos that wearers of these two kinds of attires would unlock the collar in informal occasions, displaying a chic style. At the same time, their sitting also greatly affected the temperament of attires. Especially for Chinese tunic suit, most of the leaders sat on the sofa smoking cigarettes with their collar unlocked. This is particularly interesting because they exhibited distinct styles in different environments. We tried to make their poses on the sofa wearing changed Gwanbok and Chinese tunic suit. These pictures turned out very interesting. Although this is only part of Yilei’s project, and I am not involved in clothing production and design, I know my understanding of art has no boundaries. Before I produce every piece of art, it is imbued with cultural hybrid of artists covering many fields of knowledge. I hope that in the future works I can try to work with artists from different areas to expand the direction of diversified art.