- section 1: refinding the soul
- section 2: into the desert
background:
based on freud’s stages of being, lacan presented a way of how phenomena became registered in our mind and contextualizes our subjective experience. such context in mind is constituted of an interlocked barromean knot of symbolic, real, and imaginary, serving situate subjectivity within a system of perception and a dialogue with the external world to build up self-awareness. in other words, this hegalian dialogue mediates through kojev: i became aware of my existence in relation to a lack of being, by achieving a self-consciousness from the others who are not me. through the mirror stage, where images of oneself are reflected from the others, one is able to conceptualize the notion of “self.”
later on, inspired by the concept of unconsciousness in carl jung’s the red book, i started exploring my identity and the relationship between the outer world and me using photography in this project.
foreword:
in “section 1: refining the soul,” i aimed to explore my unconscious mind within the subtle space between the real and imaginary space by streets snapping. the fragmented urban spectacles were like dreams in the streets of shenzhen, which unfolded in ways of ambiguous, discursive, and dynamic positions. as i realized i was captured by pieces of the other’s spatial field outside of myself when i observed through the viewfinder, i thought about the discontinuity of my mind and human experiences in the external world. therefore, i presented this idea by juxtaposing photography (still images) with films (moving images).
in “section 2: into the desert,” i explored the implicit cognitive gender bias under patriarchal through the form of a visual art exhibition in the shenzhen pingshan art museum. to investigate this topic, i combined unconscious snapshots of urban villagers as representative of the community behaviors and printed out phrases of gender stereotypes. the imgaes and the phrases, too, channeled my own experiences and insights as a female living in a community where embedded sexism was to be found. i intended to let the audience start conversations about their own thoughts on sexism, gender inequality, and implicit gender biases. in this case, i could create a space for interaction while bringing the topic of gender to the forefront.
as this is not an in-person exhibition, so i would show both sections of the project in an alternative way on the website. please continue scrolling to experience a trip to the unconscious world:
Shenzhen Pingshan Art Museum Exhibition of Section 2: Into The Desert (click here)
- section 1: refinding the soul
- section 2: into the desert
background:
based on freud’s stages of being, lacan presented a way of how phenomena became registered in our mind and contextualizes our subjective experience. such context in mind is constituted of an interlocked barromean knot of symbolic, real, and imaginary, serving situate subjectivity within a system of perception and a dialogue with the external world to build up self-awareness. in other words, this hegalian dialogue mediates through kojev: i became aware of my existence in relation to a lack of being, by achieving a self-consciousness from the others who are not me. through the mirror stage, where images of oneself are reflected from the others, one is able to conceptualize the notion of “self.”
later on, inspired by the concept of unconsciousness in carl jung’s the red book, i started exploring my identity and the relationship between the outer world and me using photography in this project.
foreword:
in “section 1: refining the soul,” i aimed to explore my unconscious mind within the subtle space between the real and imaginary space by streets snapping. the fragmented urban spectacles were like dreams in the streets of shenzhen, which unfolded in ways of ambiguous, discursive, and dynamic positions. as i realized i was captured by pieces of the other’s spatial field outside of myself when i observed through the viewfinder, i thought about the discontinuity of my mind and human experiences in the external world. therefore, i presented this idea by juxtaposing photography (still images) with films (moving images).
in “section 2: into the desert,” i explored the implicit cognitive gender bias under patriarchal through the form of a visual art exhibition in the shenzhen pingshan art museum. to investigate this topic, i combined unconscious snapshots of urban villagers as representative of the community behaviors and printed out phrases of gender stereotypes. the imgaes and the phrases, too, channeled my own experiences and insights as a female living in a community where embedded sexism was to be found. i intended to let the audience start conversations about their own thoughts on sexism, gender inequality, and implicit gender biases. in this case, i could create a space for interaction while bringing the topic of gender to the forefront.
as this is not an in-person exhibition, so i would show both sections of the project in an alternative way on the website.