Prospects
2019, digital video, 4:20
Prospects is a mixed-media installation combining video projection and painting.
In 2016, I began asking friends a series of questions about their childhood: How did they grow up? What games did they play with siblings or friends? What foods stood out in their memories? These conversations revealed diverse experiences, shaped by different regions and cultures, yet we all found ourselves here, living in New York City. I wanted to explore what brought us to this moment and express it through Prospects.
To me, Prospects reflects the idea that we exist as multi-dimensional individuals. We carry the “old parts” of ourselves—formed by our backgrounds and personal histories—while continuously developing “new parts” to adapt to the demands of city life. This ongoing process shapes us, creating new forms of identity and selfhood.
But this raises questions: Are we actively reforming ourselves, or are we being shaped by our surroundings? Do we create these forms, or have they always existed, waiting to emerge?
《景色》是基于绘画和视频的组合装置。当我们想要知道自己是谁时，我冒出来一些想法：多面角色的独立体。
三年前我向身边的朋友们提出了一些问题。我问他们如何成长，年幼的他们都做些什么——他们都和兄弟姐妹及朋友们玩一些什么样的游戏，他们在家乡又都吃一些什么食物。有趣的是，我们来自不同的地方，但现在我们都生活在纽约。我很好奇是什么把我们聚集到了这一刻，并想通过《景色》来找寻一丝答案。
《景色》是我的关于“多面角色独立体”观点的探索和展示。我们既保留了来自过去的“旧的”自我，同时我们也在不断地生长出“新的”自我来适应周遭的变化。
我们存在于不同的形态里。此时此刻我想知道，使我们自己进行了这些“变形”，还是周围的环境使得我们“变形”。是我们创造了这些“形态”，还是这些“形态”从一开始就存在在那儿。
Exhibited:
March 2019, INTERSTICE 夾縫, Parasol Projects, New York, NY 10013, USA