Chen Hangfeng
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Texts
- Artificial Snowflake, Installation, 2011
- Bubble City Bubble Life, installation, metal, bubble machine, IV drip, 2 x 2 x 2m, 2009-2010
- Cups,spotlight, wall, cups, water, mechanic device and timer, dimensions variable, 2010
- Don’t Move, cut plastic shopping bags, acrylic paint, glue, pins, board, fans, sensor, timer, transformer 120 x 100 x 4 cm, 2011
- Invasive Species: The Vegetables Chen Hangfeng text animation (duration: 4.03 mins), photo, light box, LED and controller, power adapter, dimensions variable, 2010
- It Comes and Goes
- Scattered Scenes Along Mei Creek
- Winds Blow from the West: Orchid, Cut plastic shopping bags, pins, wood board, mini fans, timer, transformer, power source, 60 x 80 (cm), 2010
Exhibitions
- Follies of a Species
November 9th, 2013 - December 21st, 2013 - Cold Comfort
February 4th, 2012 - March 18th, 2012 - Learning from the Literati 2September 6th, 2011 - October 17th, 2011
- Collective Consciousness August 6th, 2011 - August 30th, 2011
- Refracted Realities
April 9th, 2011 - May 9th, 2011 - Learning from the Literati 1September 9th, 2010 - October 31st, 2010
- Make Over January 24th, 2009 - March 13th, 2009
Artificial Snowflake, Installation, 2011
This stop motion animation records the process of making a collage. The images are of different consumer products, that I cut out from free flyers, leaflets, advertisements and junk mail, which I collected during my residency in Sapporo.
Two mirrors are placed at 60 degree angles and it almost looks like these consumer products are worshiping themselves in the manner of the Shinto goddess Amaterasu. Therefore each collage repeats, which has the effect of looking like a snowflake pattern. The work acts as a tribute to Ukichiro Nakaya, who created the first artificial snowflake in Sapporo. But what will happen if there is no snow in the future?”
