Intimate Immensity

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

Borrowing the notion of "immensity" by Gaston Bachelard that unveils a profound individual experience within the intimacy of "home," this exhibition attempts to understand one’s relationship with home through the lens of consumption. Overcast by the gloomy economic downfall and political uncertainty across the world, individuals share an overwhelming feeling of fatigue and powerless. Chores that always await you after a long day of work, floor that gets dirty too quickly, glowing blue light and flickering screens, or the siren calls of social media that one has failed most attempts to escape... With the boundary between the domestic and the public being further blurred due to Covid, there seems to be no more off-hour at home.

We collaborated with six participants - architect, writer, musician, designer - to share intimate stories where consumption is most palpable. With 3D scanning techniques, home is captured and fantasized into abstract yet remotely familiar drawings, encapsulated at 1:1 scale and unrolled throughout a long wrapping corridor. Quotidian objects overlaid with daily rituals compose an immersive walking experience that questions the pitfalls of the contemporary everyday.

Special thanks to Curator Mengni Qian at UCCA Edge, Shanghai