Hauntology, Mourning, Land Melancholy
Space, Storytelling, Installation
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©2026 Cui Yuxuan
2024
(In collaboration with Ash Zing, Ding Ling)
Filing cabinet, archives, saggar, Jian Zhan, origami paper boat, heat transfer printing ceramics fragments, video Installation 9’56’’
The three artists share similar life trajectories—born and
raised in China, currently reside in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and
Canada respectively. Through exchanging their research and experiences, they
discovered that from the Ming Dynasty to modern times, a lot of European countries imported a large number of porcelain, furniture, and artworks from Jingdezhen, China. Meanwhile, unexpected cultural misunderstandings, appropriations, and
technological shifts occurred in Europe during the replication and imitation of
Chinese ceramic manufacturing processes.
Simultaneously, the identity anxieties brought about by the learning experiences
of overseas first-generation immigrants and the conflicts and integrations
between Eastern and Western cultures are unavoidable themes for us, especially
within the context of contemporary art. Based on such cultural backgrounds, we
attempt to integrate our individual histories, creative forms, and traits, along with
related works to achieve a layering of identity. Through a series of fabricated
archival materials, we present a fictional artist, Artist X.