A choice of new work by Beijing-born, New York-based artist Lyn Liu, together with work from her latest solo exhibition, “H-Dropping,” with Kasmin Gallery in Mexico Metropolis. Liu has studied on the Faculty of Visible Arts in New York, Columbia College’s Faculty of the Arts, in addition to l’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her cinematic tableauxs deal with psychological tensions and relationships between people, typically drawing from private experiences of alienation and what she considers our oppressive social actuality.
“H-Dropping” is an exploration of the uncanny and options depictions of contradictory or nonfunctioning states of being. Her work is impressed by the linguistic quirk of dropping the sound of a consonant in sure dialects and languages all over the world. For instance, in each English and French, regional and cultural distinctions typically decide whether or not the letter “H” turns into out of date within the pronunciation even when it seems within the spelling. Realizing when sure letters are unstated turns into a marker of belonging. Equally, in Liu’s work, the acquainted blends with the absurd to seize moments of disconnect, particularly objects rendered unable to serve their meant function. The result’s a disturbance that calls their very essence or existence into query. Liu additionally incorporates phrase play and misinterpretation to additional a way of unease and suspense.
