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 home through the lens of consumption. Overcast by the gloomy economic downfall and political uncertainty across the world, individuals share an overwhelming sense of being consumed. 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 domestic 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 consumerism both physically and emotionally.

Special thanks to Curator Mengni Qian at UCCA Edge, Shanghai