In The Poetics of Space, Gaston Bachelard wrote “in order to sense, across the years, our attachment for the house we were born in, a dream is more powerful than a thought.”
These works are not only inspired by a selection of low-quality deformed horse images generated by an GAN algorithm, but can also be traced back to her childhood apartment, where she spent her formative years dreaming the dreams of a father's daughter surrounded by portraits of these equestrian vehicles for ancient warriors, nobles, and kings.
Meet Me in the Crimson Purple Woods, mixed media (wood, fabrics, clay, ceramics, metal, etc.), 121cm x 50cm x 135 cm, 2023 (this photo credits to Erin Wang)
This is the installation's audio component. Some of the contents are taken from the artist's chat history with an AI chatbot, and were re-performed by robotic and human voices. Their dialogue is also written in speech bubbles on the installation's fur.
The small golden equine sculpture in the centre rotates as the sound continues.
