Yitong Ye
WORKS
Omnis Cellula E Cellular - All Cells Come From Cells the experimental system of my memes modules’ creation This is an experimentation of using art - printmaking as the method of documentation the process of creation and regeneration cells purification and mutation. It all started by an act of collecting the 'chosen' random shapes, to create the data of my memes unit.
Through A Glass Darkly Photographer/ Document Variable size, series of 20 Into unveil the intricate relationship between human consciousness and subconsciousness, a topi which I am keen to exploring. We think, we though, we choose. We consciously made our choices through our subconscious which works secretly to decide what we like or dislike. The subconsciousness often goes unnoticed because whenever we begin to realise, a strong feeling of anxiety emerges within us, and in turn generates a mental force preventing subconsciousness from transforming into consciousness, or even subjectivity. In this project, I used glasses as viewfinders which I wish to decompose and compress our vision to generate a reconstructed low dimension.
My Flowing Dreamland I read Sigmund Freud's Philosophical Essays (1949). “one's subconsciousness is normally suppressed under his consciousness, only to be uncovered in his dreams” It dawned on me that the recurring images of light bulbs, lamps and lanterns in all of my installation artworks are actually the product of my subconscious remembrance of the little quality time spent together with my late father. I cherished the time when I was riding on his shoulder to watch lanterns over the crowd once a year on a festive night throughout my childhood
Memes Unit A further investigation of the consciousness and unconsciousness of my childhood memory. Utilising memory cells to create the inner landscapes. Incongruous yet skilfully constructed, illogical as dreams and circulatory like cells. This work combines photography, painting and printing into one mixed visual sensation.
Right or Left The inspiration comes from signal lights. People follows signals from semaphores, which is not only the consensus of our society but also something deeply rooted in our subconsciousness. Political correctness to people living in a political environment is like the semaphore to us. I think arguments on political correctness are arguments between the majorities and the minorities. The installation consititutes of two mirrors in a enclosed space. Red and green lights come from two lasers. The green light is reflected by the mirror multiple times, fulfilling the entire enclosed space, while the red light does not point towards mirrors, hence only one beam of red light is observed. Different colors of lights represents different point of views, and the green light is dominating in the enclosed space just because it is reflected by mirrors multiple times.
180 degree When Moderation meets vanguardism, these two entirely different systems could create interesting chemicals. My mother always told me ‘it is the tallest tree gets the strongest wind,’ however I enjoy express myself. This artwork conveys the mixed feeling which they contradict with each other but they are nurturing with each other.