Bare Necessities
BLANKgallery•Jun 29, 2024 — Jul 27, 2024
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Tian Jianxin collects culturally enriched household utensils, through studies of the objects' inherent properties and functions, as well as the relationship between objects and people, reshapes them into entirely new sensory forms. By transforming ready-made objects that are historical and industrial, he imbues ordinary tools with uniqueness. The most commonplace items, infused with subjective life experiences and information, become intriguing vessels of the soul.
The content enpowered on the object is the artist's immediate feedback reflected by the materials, the rooted memories made through the traces and intensity of hammering, and the accumulation of quantity and time in the making process. Physical strength and will are integrated, treating the objects with the intention of respect. The collected items are sometimes sourced from home, sometimes from online or other channels, some are coming from "other people’s" lives. This process, composed of the relationships with...More
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Bare Necessities
BLANKgallery•Jun 29, 2024 — Jul 27, 2024
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Tian Jianxin collects culturally enriched household utensils, through studies of the objects' inherent properties and functions, as well as the relationship between objects and people, reshapes them into entirely new sensory forms. By transforming ready-made objects that are historical and industrial, he imbues ordinary tools with uniqueness. The most commonplace items, infused with subjective life experiences and information, become intriguing vessels of the soul.
The content enpowered on the object is the artist's immediate feedback reflected by the materials, the rooted memories made through the traces and intensity of hammering, and the accumulation of quantity and time in the making process. Physical strength and will are integrated, treating the objects with the intention of respect. The collected items are sometimes sourced from home, sometimes from online or other channels, some are coming from "other people’s" lives. This process, composed of the relationships with...More
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