Curator: Zhiheng Ashely Zhang
Featured Artists:
Ana Anu/ Amy Alexander/ Dina Bodner/ Zhanyi Chen/ Duoduo Huang/ Laura Ibanez/ Kumi Kaguraoka/ Seongeun Lee/ La Casa de Las Recogidas/ Srishti Srivastava/ Yuxiang Steven Wang/ Zhuo Yao
Exhibition on view:
July 23 – 31, 2023
Location:
Sojourner Gallery, 178 Bleecker Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012
This is an experiment, a form of activism, and an endeavor to explore something new.
In accordance with its title, the exhibition necessitates the audience’s active engagement with both the exhibits and other attendees. Rather than adhering to the conventional gallery viewing experience, audiences are empowered to exercise control over their art encounter by scanning QR codes with their mobile devices, thereby revealing the digital representation of the artwork on the prevailing societal issues that resonate deeply within our shared awareness.
Unified visual coherence brings forth the social role of the art space, creating an atmosphere where the audience engages in contemplation and discussions prompted by the questions written on the walls. In this manner, the exhibition serves as a catalyst for critical discourse, extending interaction beyond mere verbal communication to encompass non-verbal cues such as facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice, fostering more accessible and profound personal connections.
Press Reviews:
参与式的展览实验：注意！请扫码！（Attention! Please Scan!)——一场用二维码连通虚拟和实体艺术空间的展览
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Artworks in the Exhibition:
In the exhibition, each QR code artwork is accompanied by handwritten questions proposed by the curator and artists.
By Zhuo Yao
Is there a particular tradition in your culture that enhances your connection and fosters a stronger sense of belonging?
What significance does the intangible culture and traditions, which no longer serve their original purpose, hold for the contemporary world?
By La Casa de Las Recogidas
Thinking about the inheritance that the women in your life have transmitted to you. What teachings would you like to keep and transfer to others? Which would you like to unlearn?
what does femininity mean to you?
ByAna Anu, Srishti Srivastava, and Dina Bodner
Do you ever find yourself desiring to deface statues or monuments of renowned colonial figures that are commonly encountered?
In what ways can we utilize these technologies to challenge and deface such monuments?
by Duoduo Huang
Can you find the hidden geometry traces in your daily house chores?
If house chores were an Olympic sport, which trivial and repetitive task do you think would earn you a gold medal?
by Amy Alexander
What uncomfortable biases have you come across that AI is now highlighting or making more widely known?
Do you believe AI can assist in uncovering deeply rooted biases?
by Laura Ibanez
When you think about the social constructions between your body and your gender. Is there something that hurts you and you want it to stop happening?
How do you define your identity in relation to your gender?
What are the techniques that allow you to heal?
by Kumi Kaguraoka
Consider a country or culture that has had a significant influence on you. What are the values of beauty that you perceive from that place? Do you agree with or have concerns about these prevailing beauty standards?
If there were to be a standard for an ideal body, what characteristics do you think it should encompass?
by Zhanyi Chen
Do you see artificial satellites as a symbol of progress or a cause of concern?
As we increasingly rely on and utilize satellite technology, are we creating a closer connection or a wider gap between the Earth and the cosmos? And between us and nature?
by Yuxiang Steven Wang
How do you think the lack of access to modern technology affects the ability of homeless individuals to establish meaningful connections?
How does the experience of being unhoused challenge our understanding of the concept of ‘home’?
Can immigration hold the key to fulfilling our utopian fantasies?
Have the Western cities, shaped by the legacy of colonialism and crafted to resemble utopian ideals, truly delivered the utopian reality we envisioned?
Who is utilizing the resources of indigenous land?
Who is reaping the benefits derived from this indigenous land?
Who is bearing the brunt, enduring compromised health while gaining nothing but a devastated landscape?