○ Jian 間 (2018)
• Thesis Book | Jian: From a Beam of Moonlight to Openings of Imagination
Bearing a double property as a gerund — a noun formed from a verb, or a verb which functions as a noun — in art context, jian can refer to a “gap”, a “missing link”, or an experiential place between the art piece and audience when it is understood as a noun; while it is conceived as a verb, it then implies the mind’s act of perceiving or filling that “gap”.
Initially motivated by the inquiry and seeking of the invisible and immaterial aspects of daily life, the study presents multiple interpretations, refractions, and the philosophy behind the Chinese character 間(jian) from the points of art-making and art experience rather than seeking for a precise definition or a reductive explanation.
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