Figurine Piccole Figure (2020-2022)

Series of 100 watercolors painted onto the walls of my room;
torn off,and mounted onto linen canvases.
1,5 x 1 cm each. Dimensionsvariable.
Graduation project Scaffolding Scaffolding
BAK basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht
Curated by Rachael Rakes

Photo Lin Chun Yao and Alëna Vinokurova





Starting from the question “Can I carry a studio in a backpack?”, and using painting
as method, I explore the relation between the reproduction of digital images (reproduced to the exact same size as the digital screen of the original), the representation of the self (depicted in the images), the medium and the physical space I inhabit.
Small watercolor depictions of myself appear to be walking, jumping and hiding, exploring the architecture of their temporary dwelling. The depictions, which were extrapolated from a selection of smartphone images, seem to disappear through holes, cracks, crevices, and into the texture of the wall plaster itself.
The realization that  my current home will be demolished in the near future, pushed me to delve deeper into the concepts of studio and space, which resulted  in the idea  to use my room as both studio and artwork.















 

The room was subdivided into sections and the watercolors were torn off the wall by means of strappo, a technique applied in the field of art conservation in which the topmost layer of plaster, which has absorbed the pigments of the painted surface, is lifted and removed, after which it is applied to a new support.

Based on the multiple temporalities inherent in this multistage process of (de)materialization, I searched for a way to formulate time as acontainer of images, seeing painting as a means to continuously translate digital memories into a new, physical space.    


                                                               



 
Installation view, Photo by Lin Chun Yao


                     





                                    
Installation view, detail

            




Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao and Naomi Moonlion











    
Installation view, Photo by Lin Chun Yao






The door
190 x 55 cm
Photo by Lin Chun Yao




Blue corner
32 x 31 cm
Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao


 Self-publication, newspaper. Printed on recicled paper, 55gsm, 12 pages
Photo by Lin Chun Yao and Alëna Vinokurova







The column
185 x 90 cm 
Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao



  


The line
192 x 24 cm
Installation view
Photo by Lin Chun Yao








Details
Photo Lin Chun Yao




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