Floating Ice Biography Explores Water And Fluidity

November 25, 2011, 10:55am

The latest solo exhibition from artist Lu Lei consists of a series of mixed media works under the title Floating Ice Biography, which explore water and states of fluidity. Some of the works in the piece change the form of the water, from liquid to solid, providing analyses of its different states and presenting them in multiple mediums encompassing audiovisual installations, sculptures and drawings.

The name of the show is derived from the self-reflexive approach to the materials, which are mainly industrial and collected from old garages and hardware stores, including electronic components, old televisions, heating equipment, refrigerators, and radio sets. The materials are also a reference to the big industries that we all depend on such as gas and petroleum.

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The show uses multiple pieces of apparatus to depict its subjects, grabbing the viewer’s interest with the fluctuating states and fluidity that are expelled from the works. The theme, as the method of presenting it, stands on an a momentary point, the substance in constant change, but one that is an essential element for our survival.

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