taught by Jocelyne Prince. Left to Right: Kisaki, Sarah, Tayu, Zhiyun, Goncalo, Adam, Yiko, Jocelyne, Sasha, Renata, Jungeun, Kaela. (Matt)
The South Is Infinite Yet Finite
Photography
When principles are framed and generalized as knowledge,
how do we view everything when the unknown remains infinite?
I am interested in the blurred boundaries at some specific timelines:
the transition from alchemy to chemistry,
witchcraft to medicine,
astronomical observation for prophecies to the natural laws of physics,
...
I am intrigued by the reasons and cycles of obsolescence and revival:
post-industrial machinery reimagined as fictional sci-fi elements in games and novels,
while in reality, most are abandoned.
The surviving ones, valued for their historical significance,
become spectacles, while their everyday functions from the past fade into obscurity.
Ancient fables about omens of the future reflect our enduring.
We hold similar questions.
Left to right: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. Intrepid Museum, New York City.
I take photographs to
process,
absorb,
and reorganize
the endless information I learn from life.
After coming to the USA in the summer of 2023,
I visited as many nearby schools, museums, libraries, laboratories, and archives as possible.
Moving through these knowledge-infused spaces,
I was overwhelmed by the colors, symbols, textures, and materials of objects—by the fragments of reality they implied, flooding toward me in countless shards of time.
I visited as many nearby schools, museums, libraries, laboratories, and archives as possible.
Moving through these knowledge-infused spaces,
I was overwhelmed by the colors, symbols, textures, and materials of objects—by the fragments of reality they implied, flooding toward me in countless shards of time.