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
Invasive Species: The Vegetables Chen Hangfeng text animation (duration: 4.03 mins), photo, light box, LED and controller, power adapter, dimensions variable, 2010
I took photos of different vegetables at night time – they were planted by people in one of residential compounds in Shanghai. This was illegal and caused lots of trouble between the neighbors and the compound management. I turned these photos into flashing LED light boxes which were governed by program which turned them on and off. At the same time, I made up a series of fictive “conversations” about how the vegetables had evolved with different abilities or super powers to protect themselves. This dialogue was shown on a big screen under the guise of a scientific log. I.e. the conversations from the vegetables were captured by a “high-tech device” which analyzed their “biological signals.” The rhythm of the dialogues were synchronized in time with the flashing light boxes… so when one plant was “talking”, it’s particular light box would light up.
