Description
Li Jiaqi developed a profound interest in “vision and perception” during his student years, with his artistic trajectory unfolding across distinct phases. From 2017–18, he designed and wore “mall camouflage” for performance photography, responding to a socio-security incident. In 2018–19, he produced over 50 hollow paper sculptures using analog and digital printing techniques to isolate objects’ “surface patterns.” His 2020 project involved patching damaged walls and pavements in Chicago with color-printed paper fragments. During 2021–22, he painted television packaging boxes in oils on canvas, folding the canvases into three-dimensional box forms. Since 2023, he has returned to acrylic painting and readymade objects, exploring commercially packaged imagery from movie and advertising. Li Jiaqi has long believed that the gap between “images” and “reality” is deeply intriguing. It seems we have arrived in the world foretold by Baudrillard, one where “images replace reality,” yet these two systems still appear unable to fully substitute for one another.| Period | 8 Jul 2025 |
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| Held at | Studio Gallery, China |