Lotus L. Kang
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This contemporary artwork features a large, rectangular panel made of glass or acrylic material. The panel exhibits a striking gradient effect, transitioning from a deep, dark blue at the top to a vibrant, golden yellow at the bottom. The overall composition is minimalist and visually striking, emphasizing the interplay of color and light. The artist appears to have employed a technique that allows the colors to blend seamlessly, creating a captivating and meditative visual experience. This piece likely explores themes of duality, natural phenomena, or the human experience of light and atmosphere. ...
Lotus L. Kang
B.1985Lotus L. Kang sensitively cultivates installations which unearth porous connections between the human body and the world at large. Working with a myriad of materials, such as silicone, thread, film and foodstuffs, Kang weaves together recognisable objects such as mixing bowls, doors, or fruit and resituate these items in an otherworldly context. Acting as an alchemist, Kang is eager to document processes of flux or decay which might evolve during the installation. Experimenting with photographic materials, Kang incorporates darkroom chemicals, photographic paper and tanned film to track organic movements of light in the space. Simultaneously, Kang halts natural processes, casting edible materials such as anchovies or cabbage leaves in aluminium shells, affording her installations a sense of temporal suspension. Each body of work hosts a mixture of movement and stillness, of fragile and concrete elements and domestic and industrial signifiers. Facets of ecology, politics and cultural tangents collide in Kang’s works, as the artist intricately wrestles with the utter complexity of contemporary life. Citing the influence of feminist theory, biology and science fiction upon her practice, Kang is able to untangle the global within an extremely personal scale. ...