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08102015-13052023 (2023)
| Period | Contemporary (1945-today) |
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Pigment ink digital print on Hahnemühle paper
on Hahnemühle paper, mounted on aluminum panel
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 16, numbered and signed by the artist
“In the Chinese pictorial tradition, at the interstices of paper and ink lie gesture, form and language - an osmosis between drawing and writing, for “the single stroke of the brush is the root and primary origin of calligraphy and painting”.
The brushstroke is the impression left by Ji Songlin's gaze on photographs, which he apprehends and selects in order to freeze not images, but fantasized memories from which he has collected the marks of a period of time. These images, video-projected onto sponges and re-photographed by the artist, imprint the porous memories of objects or people that will lymphatically fade and be forgotten. Through this process, Ji Songlin decides to show what is undoubtedly the heart of her work: not a technique, a pictorial tradition or a medium, but a reflection on the place of the individual in society and the fragmented nature of memory. Her work captures fleeting moments and emotions that often go unnoticed, inviting viewers to reflect on their own personal narratives and the way memories shape our identities while being forgotten.
