Jiaxin Tang

I interact with art that demands time, quietness, and sensitivity, paying attention to the subtle traces that are easily overlooked. This is my area of practice. Of concern are notions of time and space, a slow engagement with our surroundings both immediate landscape and environment, but also the macro, looking out into the galaxy and the feelings this evokes. The pieces are often smaller in scale, even hand held and these inform the audience’s experience of being with the works. 

 The focus is upon particular characteristics of printmaking and its tracesmy practices explore methods of working with materials (especially paper). These include printmaking and related fields (such as the artist's book), which demonstrates my interest in what I refer to as the "shallow space" above and below a piece of paper, through the use of various working methods such as embossing, poking holes, and wetting or dampening surfaces.  

My works share common interests in the territory of mark making though with different emphases. They originated in the discussion of materiality where an element of intuition is implicit.