Intimate Immensity

Exhibition, Comissioned by UCCA Edge; Shanghai, 2023
In collaboration with Yalun Li and Feiyue Chen

Borrowing the notion of "immensity" by Gaston Bachelard that unveils a profound individual experience within the intimacy of "home," this exhibition attempts to understand our home through the lens of consumption - consuming, while being consumed. With the boundary between the domestic and the public being further blurred after the pandemic, there seems to be no more off-hour at home.

This project invited six participants - architect, writer, musician, designer - to share their stories where consumption is most palpable. Using 3D scanning techniques, home is represented with abstract yet remotely familiar drawings, encapsulated and unrolled at 1:1 scale along a long passageway. Quotidian objects overlaid with daily rituals compose an immersive walking experience that questions the pitfalls of consumerism both physically and emotionally.

Special thanks to Curator Mengni Qian at UCCA Edge, Shanghai