Simulated Earth is about the hydraulic model that my father works on. It‘s the scaled-down model used to simulate ocean currents, docks, etc. Humans become god at specific moment and space to recreate the nature that can be controlled by them.
I went to model halls with my father. He explains to me the purpose and principles of each experiment. I don't know much about hydraulic engineering, but I understand what I am looking at and my father. This scientific experiment is a simulation of the earth we live in, just as photography is a replica of reality.
This three-part project records my journey as a Chinese art student in NYC; from a two-week quarantine in my New York apartment after the outbreak, my journey back to China, and finally my two-week quarantine Nanjing upon arrival. The project is both factual and descriptive, building their own inner timeline from day to night.
I Remember You As You Were
by Pablo Neruda
I remember you as you were in the last autumn.
You were the grey beret and the still heart.
In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on.
And the leaves fell in the water of your soul.
Clasping my arms like a climbing plant
the leaves garnered your voice, that was slow and at peace.
Bonfire of awe in which my thirst was burning.
Sweet blue hyacinth twisted over my soul.
I feel your eyes traveling, and the autumn is far off:
Grey beret, voice of a bird, heart like a house
Towards which my deep longings migrated
And my kisses fell, happy as embers.
Sky from a ship. Field from the hills:
Your memory is made of light, of smoke, of a still pond!
Beyond your eyes, farther on, the evenings were blazing.
Dry autumn leaves revolved in your soul.