Gentle Cleaning
2024
* Commission Photography Project for exhibition THE VIA COMBUSTA
展览“燃烧之路”委托工作
This series originates from my early experiences of moving from one city to another—a time marked by feelings of newness, unfamiliarity, and anxiety. In one Eastern religious teaching, "spirit" is described as a fragment of emotion and consciousness, often hidden in the folds of physical space—the more folds, the more consciousness. Spending prolonged time at home for work, I noticed how every corner seemed crowded with physical folds: stacked tables and chairs, layered clothes, utensils in disarray, books on shelves, and textiles draped over sofas and beds. When I gaze at these spaces, “spirit” seems to emerge from its hidden folds.
In this series, I let go of my usual research-based approach and followed intuition to capture the strong presence of “spirit” that I felt. I regarded the camera as a tool for cleansing, and the process of developing as a gentle purification. Each time I revisited the emotions embedded in the space, they dissipated like smoke, elusive and transient.
这个系列源自于我曾经从一个城市搬到另一个城市的初期，那是一个充满崭新、陌生和焦虑的精神体验。在一种东方宗教教义中，“灵”被描述为情感和意识的碎片，通常隐藏在物理空间的褶皱中——褶皱越多，意识越浓厚。由于工作原因，我长时间待在家中，注意到每个角落都堆满了物理上的“褶皱”：叠放的桌椅、堆积的衣物、杂乱的器具、架子上的书、沙发和床上的纺织品……当我凝视这些空间时，“灵”似乎从隐藏的褶皱中一一显现出来。
在这个系列中，我摒弃了以往基于研究的创作方法，追随直觉去捕捉我感知到的强烈“灵”感。我将相机视作我的清洁工具，显影的过程仿佛是一场温和的清洁，当我再次回溯到空间中的的浓烈情绪时，它即刻如烟尘般消散，褪去。
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展览“燃烧之路”委托工作
This series originates from my early experiences of moving from one city to another—a time marked by feelings of newness, unfamiliarity, and anxiety. In one Eastern religious teaching, "spirit" is described as a fragment of emotion and consciousness, often hidden in the folds of physical space—the more folds, the more consciousness. Spending prolonged time at home for work, I noticed how every corner seemed crowded with physical folds: stacked tables and chairs, layered clothes, utensils in disarray, books on shelves, and textiles draped over sofas and beds. When I gaze at these spaces, “spirit” seems to emerge from its hidden folds.
In this series, I let go of my usual research-based approach and followed intuition to capture the strong presence of “spirit” that I felt. I regarded the camera as a tool for cleansing, and the process of developing as a gentle purification. Each time I revisited the emotions embedded in the space, they dissipated like smoke, elusive and transient.
这个系列源自于我曾经从一个城市搬到另一个城市的初期，那是一个充满崭新、陌生和焦虑的精神体验。在一种东方宗教教义中，“灵”被描述为情感和意识的碎片，通常隐藏在物理空间的褶皱中——褶皱越多，意识越浓厚。由于工作原因，我长时间待在家中，注意到每个角落都堆满了物理上的“褶皱”：叠放的桌椅、堆积的衣物、杂乱的器具、架子上的书、沙发和床上的纺织品……当我凝视这些空间时，“灵”似乎从隐藏的褶皱中一一显现出来。
在这个系列中，我摒弃了以往基于研究的创作方法，追随直觉去捕捉我感知到的强烈“灵”感。我将相机视作我的清洁工具，显影的过程仿佛是一场温和的清洁，当我再次回溯到空间中的的浓烈情绪时，它即刻如烟尘般消散，褪去。
*Exhibition
