CONQUER! 2005-2008

Artist Statement: In CONQUER, Haydex Li ponders the excesses of technology. Has the acceleration of scientific and technological advancements fostered the belief that nature can be re-constructed to the point of expendability? Using the simplest of mediums, Li has created complex pen on paper drawings that ask the question of why humans push themselves to build things faster, stronger, bigger (or smaller), more efficiently, and more intricately? While the elaborateness of Li's drawings parallel this striving for excesses, for Li, his striving is towards the outer reaches of his artistic abilities.