Two-channel video projection, color photos
144(H) x 258(W)cm, 144(H) x 258(W) x 4(D)cm
video on wall: (*based on request), 13min11s
installation view at CFCCA: http://vimeo.com/224838353, 3min8s
installation view: http://vimeo.com/181485000, 1min24s
Lying in Gardens is a two-channel video installation that examines the fragile, often contradictory relationship between nature and human systems within a tightly bounded territory.
Spanning a radius of 2,755 square kilometres — a coastal landscape of hills and mountains with scarce flat land — the work reflects on two parallel worlds: one governed by natural cycles of sunrise and sunset, growth and decay; the other structured by human-made hierarchies, regulations, and spatial control.
Squares and grids articulate deliberate human order: architectural edges, urban planning, symbols of authority, and the partitioning of space that prescribes behaviour and movement.
Within this garden that knows how to lie, manicured lawns frame official buildings, while puddles gather along sanctioned roads — reflections that blur the line between the authentic and the staged. The work asks how flora, fauna, and natural phenomena endure within such regulated environments, becoming simultaneously phenomenon and backdrop.
Created in turbulent times, Lying in Gardens considers the continual negotiation between civilization and wilderness, reality and imagination. As individuals move repeatedly with their documents and belongings, the installation invites viewers to confront the illusions embedded in contemporary environments and the quiet contradictions that shape modern existence.
