Artists
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HUANG Lan-Ya
HUANG Lan-Ya
| Location | USA / New York, NY |
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| Residency | International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) |
| Year of the Grant | 2007 |
| Personal Website | HUANG Lan-Ya's Personal Website |
Artist Statement:
“The condition of ‘adrift’ implies a sense of ‘chance’ and ‘rootless-ness.’ On the contrary, the condition of ‘grounded-ness’ implies a sense of ‘stability’ and ‘fortification.’ The spatial energy generated by this pair of relationship exists in the physical space of ‘reality’ as well as in the abstract space of ‘anti-reality.’ This type of relationship is reflected unto how humanity exists in our dimension; since how we react to nature, the environment, and life determines how we relate to each other. The relationship formula thus becomes interactive and symbiotic.
My residency experience inspired me to think about real-world relationships. I came up with the following key points for creating my objects: 1) I decided to use ‘hot glue gun,’ an artificial and industrial material. 2) ‘Fractal’ shapes, complex and irregular shapes of nature as the main forms of my objects. 3) Through ‘spatial installation,’ I integrated my objects with their surrounding space in an attempt to represent the spatial energy generated from the connection between ‘reality’ and ‘anti-reality.’ I wanted my work to blend with the environment, whether indoors or outdoors, to create a site of contrast as well as visual harmony.