Formulated as a multi-piece installation of three independent archival pigment prints, the unique masterpiece showcases a sophisticated layering process to fuse the ornate features of traditional heritage architecture with stark, clean modernist geometry. This formal duality highlights the city's journey through time, symbolizing a complex transformation from its historical roots to its contemporary identity. The structured layout flows dynamically across three individual abstract cityscape clusters tracking the interplay of contrasting shapes and overlapping eras, emphasizing that in the midst of industrial progress fragments of the past persist to build a rich historical tapestry.
The artwork employs collage to fuse the ornate features of traditional architecture with stark modernist geometry. This duality within the landscape photography highlights the city's journey through time, symbolizing the transformation from its historic roots to its contemporary identity. The interplay of shapes and the layering of eras challenge the viewer to consider the narrative of change and continuity in the city's evolution, emphasizing that in the midst of progress, fragments of the past persist, creating a rich tapestry of history and modernity.
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Architectural Collage Photography - Lost In Transition, Set of 3 Photographs
Set of 3 photograph from the Lost In Transition series, 2019
From the series "Lost In Transition"
Archival pigment print
Limited Edition.
Unframed
Ying Chen was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Chinese parents living in Japan. She grew up and spent her early childhood in Japan until the age of seven, then spent her youth in China. Now Chen has graduated from SCAD with her bachelor's degree and is currently enrolled in the SCAD graduate photo department.
