Lotus L. Kang
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The artwork features a large, rectangular panel composed of vibrant shades of orange and gray. The abstract composition creates a captivating interplay of colors and gradients, evoking a sense of depth and movement. The overall design showcases a minimalist yet visually striking approach, emphasizing the medium's inherent qualities. The artwork's context suggests it may be part of a contemporary art exhibition, where the artist explores the relationship between light, color, and the viewer's perception through the use of a simple yet impactful visual language. ...
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. ...