Island and Its Visitors 2021 - 2023
I began to develop this body of work in early 2021. Being away from my family in Taiwan, separated from loved ones, and losing an important family member during this time were the three major events that formed this project. During this solitary time, I examine personal / romantic relationships through folktales and stories I’ve learned in my childhood. The series of images stage a whole cycle of a person's life from beginning to end. Panels expand from one after another yet are connected as one. It can be viewed in any orientation, upside-down, inside-out and vice versa; separate stories co-exist together in space, connected by space rather than a linear storyline, which lead to overlapping and often paradoxical timelines.
Panel 1 - Untitled, 2023; watercolor and gesso on paper mounted on board; 30 × 22 × 1/2 in.
Panel 2 - Untitled, 2022; watercolor and gesso on paper mounted on board; 30 × 22 × 1/2 in.
Panel 3 - Onsen in Mid Autumn, 2021; watercolor and gesso on paper mounted on board; 30 × 22 × 1/2 in.
on view through Jan 26, 2025 at Brooklyn Museum
Panel 4 - Mirror, flower, water, and the moon, 2021; watercolor and gesso on paper mounted on board; 30 × 22 × 1/2 in.
Panel 5 - Untitled, 2022; watercolor and gesso on paper mounted on board; 30 × 22 × 1/2 in.
Panel 6 - Untitled, 2023; watercolor and gesso on paper mounted on board; 30 × 22 × 1/2 in.
Island and Its Visitors 2021 - 2023
Installation view, The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition. Brooklyn Museum, October 4, 2024–January 26, 2025. (Photo: Timothy Doyon)
Installation view, The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition. Brooklyn Museum, October 4, 2024–January 26, 2025.
Installation view, The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition. Brooklyn Museum, October 4, 2024–January 26, 2025. (Photo: Timothy Doyon)
Installation view, The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition. Brooklyn Museum, October 4, 2024–January 26, 2025. (Photo: Timothy Doyon)