Intimate Immensity

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

Borrowing from Gaston Bachelard’s notion of immensity - the profound, often poetic experience of space within the intimacy of the home - this exhibition explores domestic life through the lens of consumption: consuming, while also being consumed. In the wake of the pandemic, the boundary between public and private has become increasingly blurred; the home, once a site of retreat, now often doubles as a workspace, marketplace, and performance stage. In this shifting context, the exhibition reflects on how consumption permeates our most personal spaces physically, emotionally, and psychologically.

Six participants, of various professions and working conditions, were invited to 3D scan a part of their home where the act of consumption felt most tangible. These spatial fragments were then translated into abstract yet faintly familiar drawings, unrolled at a 1:1 scale along a narrow passageway for an immersive experience. Everyday objects overlaid with gestures and rituals - this project invites viewers to reflect on the ways we inhabit, consume, and internalize the spaces we call our own.

Special thanks to Curator Mengni Qian at UCCA Edge, Shanghai