"Slight Turbulences" (轻微湍流)
// BLURB //
Imagination, that most important faculty that is so often overlooked as the wasteful and troublesome signpost of youth. Walt Whitman lived his entire life there, in imagination, and understood the moving-power it has not on the physical but on the soul of the human being-- “as love does, as religion does, and the best poem”. Children, in a way, are the best poets. Having very little reference, they are forced to craft a way of understanding their world, and not always easily. They trust, as a true believer, in the goodness of those around them. They love unconditionally those who are good. And here they start. Kierkegaard called imagination “the possibility in any and all reflection” on the self. To him, imagination is the medium through which we can understand ourselves-- it contains the limits of our potential. This brings us to the classic discussion of whether new solutions provided by the youth are destructive or instructive, whether this or that new idea will finally dispel the myth of progress once more.
Imagination, that most important faculty that is so often overlooked as the wasteful and troublesome signpost of youth. Walt Whitman lived his entire life there, in imagination, and understood the moving-power it has not on the physical but on the soul of the human being-- “as love does, as religion does, and the best poem”. Children, in a way, are the best poets. Having very little reference, they are forced to craft a way of understanding their world, and not always easily. They trust, as a true believer, in the goodness of those around them. They love unconditionally those who are good. And here they start. Kierkegaard called imagination “the possibility in any and all reflection” on the self. To him, imagination is the medium through which we can understand ourselves-- it contains the limits of our potential. This brings us to the classic discussion of whether new solutions provided by the youth are destructive or instructive, whether this or that new idea will finally dispel the myth of progress once more.
STATUS
SOLD. Private collection, London.
SOLD. Private collection, London.
EDITION, MEDIA, SIZE & WEIGHT
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2018
TFT display, acrylic painting on Plexiglas, black-stained teakwood frame
47(W)×66(H)×6(D) cm // 12.3 kg
TECH SPECS
• SLC micro SD Card
• 15" TFT LCD display with LED backlight - TKUN JT1500-HD (INPUT 12V 3A)
• LS423 media player
• 1×MWLPV20-5 (INPUT 100~240VAC@0.55A / OUTPUT 5V@3A)
• 1×M120300P911 (INPUT 100~240VAC@1.2A / OUTPUT 12VDC@3A)
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
80(W)×61(H)×18.5(D) cm // 21.5 kg
EXPOSURE
“Disaster Diaries” at island6 Shanghai Main Space
“Fathers Of My Father” at island6 Shanghai Main Space
CREDITS
Lu Xiao Tian 陆晓添 (painting) • Zoé Charvériat-Young 杨素儿 (model) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & video) • Irmantas Bortnikas (documentation) • Carlin Reinig (blurb)
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2018
TFT display, acrylic painting on Plexiglas, black-stained teakwood frame
47(W)×66(H)×6(D) cm // 12.3 kg
TECH SPECS
• SLC micro SD Card
• 15" TFT LCD display with LED backlight - TKUN JT1500-HD (INPUT 12V 3A)
• LS423 media player
• 1×MWLPV20-5 (INPUT 100~240VAC@0.55A / OUTPUT 5V@3A)
• 1×M120300P911 (INPUT 100~240VAC@1.2A / OUTPUT 12VDC@3A)
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
80(W)×61(H)×18.5(D) cm // 21.5 kg
EXPOSURE
“Disaster Diaries” at island6 Shanghai Main Space
“Fathers Of My Father” at island6 Shanghai Main Space
CREDITS
Lu Xiao Tian 陆晓添 (painting) • Zoé Charvériat-Young 杨素儿 (model) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & video) • Irmantas Bortnikas (documentation) • Carlin Reinig (blurb)
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