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Yi Jin
Yi Jin is a young artist who comes from in China, he finished his BA at China Academy of Art in sculpture in 2018, he is currently pursuing his MA of Contemporary Art Practice in Royal College of Art. His practice was inspired by utilizing various elements of nature, mainly explores the questions about memory, identity recognition through different languages such as installation, sculpture, print, photography and video.
Exhibitions:
2020, Wake Up in 2020, Hangzhou, China
2020, I AM FINE, AND YOU? London, UK 2020, 302_Redirect https://www.302redirect.net/ , Contemporary Art Practice Festival, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2019, TRANSPARENT OBJECT, Hangzhou, China
2019, Argile, performance with Swiss Artist Orélie，Ming Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2019, Capped Out, The Old Biscuit Factory, London, UK
2019, Work In Progress Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2018, JIYAN 2028—Graduation Exhibition of CAA, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2017, The Ninth International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest, Harbin, China
The artistic creation is a way for me to explore this world and record my self-growth. It changes simultaneously as I change, whether in tone or aesthetics. Art witnesses my changes.
I believed that there were many secrets hidden in our brain. Memories of what happened were like sowed seeds, constantly growing and affecting our understanding of the world. Similarly, the memory of a country or a nation is its history. However, more and more information made me doubt the authenticity of history and I was beginning to wonder if the memories of my generation were real or fake. Had it been tampered with or partly removed? If we were rooted in the soil of artificiality, were we born unreal?
Then I started to observe the details of daily life and use different materials to preserve the impressing moments that impressed me, since from my perspective those moments were real. I believed in the existence of truth, hoping my art practice can not only explore myself but also question the future of human society. Making art helps me discover my own aesthetic taste and enrich my cognition of this complex universe, even though it is full of risks and uncertainties all the way through.
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The train is heading for the destination,
Immersing in the snowstorm,
Carrying me to the unknown without hesitation.
You will be more afraid than happy,
When the light from the other side appears.
The unreadiness for a surprise,
And the fear of gain for fear of loss,
Are blocking my desire
Like the endless snow in front of my eyes.
The vast Baltic Sea,
Is covered with black frosted folds in the moonlight.
The black is warmer,
And deeper than the sky,
So the skyline is still exposed.
Through the plane window I see the island of Finland on the map.
It seems huge and solid when I am flying over,
Thanks to the veil of mystery given by the night.
The surface is grotesque and craggy,
Like a giant magnet.
Now the sky in the distance is turning into navy, And the skyline is clearer,
As 15 minutes passed.
The cool sky and the warm sea,
The white moon and the dark earth,
In Scandinavia,
No matter how many thousands feet I am off the ground,
Are instilling strength in me.
Silence.
