honorable mention
bingqin zhang united states
title
One Kind of Touch
The photographic medium is currently regarded as a tool of the artist, or a channel for the artist to communicate with the outside world. In the electronic age, it can be easily obtained and even modified at will. That is why the artist uses film: all chemical changes are stored in the film, and this chemical change cannot be modified. Photographic material is not only a means, but also a co-creator and an important influencer, acting as a participant to contact with the photographic process. The most important thing is that photography itself is no longer a material of a third party, but a second author in the work.
In this project, the artist made the process happen inside a darkroom. The energy goes through the film and connects to the object. After the light passes through the film, it will be reflected from the surface of the object on the other side and then pass through the film to leave an image. In this case, the photo will record the image on both sides of the film. Because of the characteristic of photography, the transmission or attraction of energy in time and space, this kind of touch forms an image on the negative.
In this case, photography is the residual temperature
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entry description
“One Kind of Touch” is a project that explores more possibilities for the photographic medium and process. By giving the power of the artist to the photographic medium, this project makes the characteristics of the medium itself the main factors affecting the final appearance of the image. Through this process, the role of the photographic medium in creation becomes a collaborative creator. This project not only allows the artist to re-examine the relationship between herself and the art medium but also the possibilities of the art medium itself.The photographic medium is currently regarded as a tool of the artist, or a channel for the artist to communicate with the outside world. In the electronic age, it can be easily obtained and even modified at will. That is why the artist uses film: all chemical changes are stored in the film, and this chemical change cannot be modified. Photographic material is not only a means, but also a co-creator and an important influencer, acting as a participant to contact with the photographic process. The most important thing is that photography itself is no longer a material of a third party, but a second author in the work.
In this project, the artist made the process happen inside a darkroom. The energy goes through the film and connects to the object. After the light passes through the film, it will be reflected from the surface of the object on the other side and then pass through the film to leave an image. In this case, the photo will record the image on both sides of the film. Because of the characteristic of photography, the transmission or attraction of energy in time and space, this kind of touch forms an image on the negative.
In this case, photography is the residual temperature
about the photographer
Bingqin Zhang is a Chinese artist studying in the United States. After completing her graduate studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design, she will continue to New York for further studies. Her works focus on the spiritual connection with the external world and individuals, and strive to rejuvenate the photographic medium in the modern art. Her artworks have been exhibited and published in New York, Savannah, Chengdu, France and United Arab Emirates.back to gallery