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Sun observatory

Have you ever noticed how the light changes throughout the day?

With weather forecasts and clocks, it seems we no longer need to predict the weather by looking at the sky or tell the time by sunlight. This change has imperceptibly distanced us from nature.

In the exhibition space at the Webb School of Knoxville (USA), about two-thirds of one wall is covered by a large glass window. This window brings a lot of light into space. Inspired by the condition, I created a series of greyscale works using ink. From light to dark grey, each sheet of paper partially overlaps the previous one. Due to the translucent nature of the main material - Xuan paper - the direction of the shadows and the intensity of the contrast in the overlapping areas change according to the strength and angle of the sunlight.

Through this palette of black, grey and white, I aim to create an artistic way of observing the rich variation in nature, which in this case is the sun.

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The sapce, sun, ink, xuan paper

The exhibition space of Webb school of Knoxville, East Tennessee, USA

The sapce, sun, ink, xuan paper

With these keywords, what kind of works are you going to create?

Step 1: Sensing the space by drawing

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The drawing of the exhibition space

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Measurement (investigation) of the space.

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Experiment with grey shed

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I did several small experiments to test my ideas to see if it would work on a larger scale.

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