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LIFE IN THE WILD
2022
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photography
Camping trips prompted my questioning of human’s relationship with nature in the contemporary world: is the ardent affection for lands real, when we take any means to avoid contact with nature that may contaminate us with dirt and bug bites? Researching artists like Mathilde Roussel, Karla Black, and Joris Kuipers, I used a Barbie doll as a symbol not only for myself but also a personification of industrialization and urbanization. I created photomontages of surreal moments when my revulsion and alienation for nature overwhelms my imagined affection for it, like when I ride a “Bug-Off!” spray as I fly across a grassland. With these photos, I held an “exhibition”, invited Barbie dolls to see it, and captured moments of the dolls reflecting about their detachment from nature. Combining the two parts, ME LIFE IN THE WILD, the title referencing the TV series Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse, is a satirical critique of humans’ antagonization of nature.
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