China-Canada-Australia Emerging Artists Communication Exhibition
Crossing Time zone · Emerging Artists
Artist Promotion - Phase XXXVII
Yifan Liu
Between Folds
video art \ 00:00:37 \ 2021
" Between Folds is a project made in 2021. This is one of the tests for the original video exhibited in and/and/and—NSCAD MFA Group Show. In this project, the paper treated with sensitizer was folded 128 times with replicated form, then exposed to the sun to reveal the shapes of the fold, as well as the pattern of the shade. To explore the internal relationship between shapes, the original piece was scanned and divided into numerous segments according to the baseline produced during folding, and then set into a sequence of video frames. When a story is being told, it is manipulated with the ideology and techniques. Some parts of the material of story-telling are emphasized while others are weakened or cancelled. This piece was an experiment in the structure of narrative. It used the gesture of unfolding in metaphor to reveal the full aspect of an event. By showing both the hidden and the exposed in a creative activity, Between Folds assembled a structure of storytelling that communicates the dominant and the invisible synchronously, which was considered as the narrative without any manipulation. Actually, this effort of cancelling manipulation is invalid. It shows us that the encounter of narrative is always planed. Eventually, this piece asked a question about morality: to what extend can we manipulate a narrative and still maintain the insight of truth? "
110000
Improvisation video \ 00:07:30 \ 2016&2019
110000 is the postal code of Shenyang, which is the location where this work was made. As an organism, space is also the physical evidence of experience. Man is the subject and object of experience. When we build, we are inspired by the passion of the march; When we discard, we turn back and ignore the decaying scene. Does the abandonment of space also reflect a certain abandonment and betrayal of experience, a desire to reset, or is it abandonment and betrayal of ourselves?
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Introduction
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Yifan Liu
Yifan Liu was born in China and currently lives and works in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. She obtained her BA with a major in cinematography at LAFA (Luxun Academy of Fine Arts) in 2016, and she is currently an MFA candidate at NSCAD.Yifan Liu is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker concerned with the gesture and power in grand narratives, and the interaction between the power and the embodied experiences of individuals. Rather than questioning the power relationship in grand narratives, she invites randomness into her practice to challenge its territory. Meanwhile, she navigates herself through the experiment of materials and the spaces to contemplate the interaction and vitality of art.
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Exhibition Experience
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Ⅰ·2021 “Between Folds - vol.1” , Video, 1' 58" , “and/and/and”, Halifax, CA
Ⅱ· 2020 “110000”, Video, 7' 53", “Unpunctuated”, Halifax, CA
Ⅲ· 2016 "20Hz", Documentary, 40' 06”，"Visual·Contemporary", Shenyang, PRC
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It has been authorized to use them in this promotion and exhibition.
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Junction · 2022
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Haru Liu
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Joanne Yeung
Uchida Ma
Yien Wang
Sarah Yang
Lcey Yin
Chloe Zhang
Wendy Peng
Sino-Canada Alliance of Arts and CultureLuxun Academy of Fine Arts gallerySensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and TechnologyYork University Centre for Asian Researchthe School of Visual Communication Design of LAFAFunding by the Canada-China Initiative Fund Committee at the York Centre for Asian Research
Funding by the “Double First-Class” Project of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
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About the exhibition
Art is a language that doesn’t need translation. For a long time, art has played an important role in the communication between China and other countries. In the context of economic globalization, cultures from all over the world collide and fuse with each other, forming a multi-cultural network. Chinese culture and various cultures of other countries meet here, forming a strong and diverse artistic atmosphere As globalization makes the cultural and artistic exchanges between countries more frequent and more closely connected, the optimization of the international artistic ecological environment also provides new opportunities for the evolution of art. Art is enriched by exchanges and mutual learning; the development of art requires international exchanges and cooperation, the active participation of artists from all countries, the sharing of ideas, the collision of hearts and the blending of emotions.This initiative is hosted by the Sino-Canada Alliance of Arts and Culture,York University Centre for Asian Research, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts gallery, and the School of Visual Communication Design of LAFA, with funds from the Canada-China Initiative Grant from York Centre for Asian Research, and Double first-class project approved by Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts. The exhibition showcases outstanding works of art by young artists from all over the world, strengthens exchanges between artists from all over the world, and promotes the "beauty of each other and the beauty of the other" in Chinese and foreign cultures. By supporting art exchange activities between international artists , promoting the understanding of the different national cultures, and breaking through group and language barriers, we aim to achieve more commonality between people, creating communication, understanding,and fusion,thereby further optimizing the ecological environment,new opportunities for the artistic.This exhibition shows the vitality of the interdependence and common development of Chinese culture and the world civilization, promotes the pace of Chinese art to the world, and has a positive impact on promoting the inheritance and development of Chinese culture and strengthening the international exchange of Chinese culture. After the exhibition committee’s review, a total of 47 artists from 43 regions in the world have been selected into the "Crossing Time Zones·2022 China-Canada-Australia Emerging Artists Communication Exhibition". We will introduce the participating artists issue by issue, welcome your attention and subscription.
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