在／不在 | NEGATION OF YOU
Artists: Hou I-Ting, Lee Kit, Florence Lam, River Lin
藝術家: 侯怡亭, 李傑, Florence Lam, 林人中
Curated by STAFF: Shormi Ahmed (艾曉湄), Tatiana Syromiatnikova, Ariana Lombardi, Zilin (Franky) Gong, and E-fahn (Fawn) Wang
Website: https://www.negationofyou.com/
Image: Florence LAM, I choose to sleep, 2016, Duration: 15 hours / 3 days. © Sean Wang Photography
Image: HOU I-Ting 侯怡亭, Magic | 看我七十二變, 2005, Single-channel video, 4:16 min. © Sean Wang Photography
Image: Lee Kit, Text on the wall, 2019, Looped digital video, plywood, painting Dimensions variable. © Sean Wang Photography
Image: River LIN 林人中, Invisible Portraits | 看不見的肖像, 2019, Oil, ink and charcoal on paper, 30 x 30 cm, Commissioned and collectible by Capsule Shanghai. © Sean Wang Photography
In what states have the body and the self existed since the beginning of the 21st century? The contemporary proliferation of digital media, data mining, and biometrics puts the physical body and its presence—and conversely, absence—into question. 在/不在 | Negation of You sets out to critically reflect on the notion of selfhood in an increasingly digital society. This exhibition’s concept engenders interpretations of identity across physical, digital, and metaphysical realms. As we attempt to examine the state of the body, we look to the “self.” How do we negotiate having a physical body, especially when we consider that although the body manifests one’s presence, we continue to exist in its absence?
Works presented and performed by HOU I-Ting, Florence LAM, LEE Kit, and River LIN work in concert to create a space for reflecting upon and discussing contemporary manifestations and interpretations of the body, presence, and identity.
Works presented and performed by HOU I-Ting, Florence LAM, LEE Kit, and River LIN work in concert to create a space for reflecting upon and discussing contemporary manifestations and interpretations of the body, presence, and identity.
