Un-Titled
From 2AM
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2016 & 2024
What You Can “See” Isn’t Real
and ...
There is No Way to Prove It
︎Duratrans print, Light Box with wood frame, video
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UN-Titled From 2AM (2016) explores the transient interplay of light movements observed in different train carriages during midnight journeys across Germany and Austria. Through these fleeting illuminations, the work raises a profound philosophical inquiry: What do our naked eyes truly see, and how does the brain process this visual information?
It challenges the viewer to reflect on the nature of perception, blurring the boundaries between what we define as real, reality, or mere hallucination. Are the images we perceive objective truths, or are they subjective constructs shaped by our consciousness in motion?
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The artwork includes four Duratran pictures onto light boxes and a 3'01" non-narrative documentary video.
It should be presented in a fully dark place with two separate areas. The audience is invited to see the four pictures in one area. After the four pictures’ experiences, they will be invited to another area to watch the 3’01” documentary video. To complete the whole process, it is highly recommended to switch back and forth few times.
︎ Interview by Focus LDN Finding Light in the Dark - Interview by Focus LDN
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Documentary Video ｜3'01"
The whole process took place during several night train journeys in Germany and Austria. These journeys helped me to find the visual answers to several contemporary visual questions. Through it, 2AM accidently became a starting point. I defined it as the begining of “the real performances”. In this video I recorded those performances including light movements, tiny little sounds in different silent nights and how space and time harmonious intertwine with each other...
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