Be - Chapter I
Concept
"Be" is an important photography project for me, as it feels like a self-portrait of my inner state.
Within this project, I explored two directions. The first exploration continues the inversion processing technique from my previous projects, Black Day and White Night. It extends this technique from black-and-white to color, aiming to expand the possibilities of inversion imagery.
The second exploration involves attempting to merge the interiors of technological products with natural elements. The former symbolizes my rational side as an engineer, while the latter represents my sensitive side as an artist. Rationality and sensibility often conflict in my journey of self-realization, and I am trying to visualize and merge them together, just as I strive for these two aspects to coexist and flourish in my life.
Works
Be No.1 - A combination of a leaf from my potted plant and the circuit board of a retired networking device.
Be No.2 - A combination of a leaf picked up by my little boy and the circuit board of my enlarger timer.
Be No.3 - A combination of a leaf picked up on my way home and the internal circuit of my broken Pentax camera.
Be No.4 - A combination of a cicada found in my balcony and the internal circuit of my enlarger timer.
Be No.5 - A combination of a leaf found during a trip and the inner part of my Canon camera.
Be No.6 - A combination of a leaf of my succulent plant and the circuit board of an HDMI adapter in our office.
Be No.7 - A combination of a pine cones of my friend and the internal circuit of my Warwick bass.
Be No.8 - A combination of a seed pod picked by my son and the internal circuit of my wife's hard disk.
Be No.9 - A combination of an egg of my breakfast and the inner components of a retired electric fan in my home.
Be No.10 - A combination of a snail shell found in our apartment complex and the networking cables in our office.
Be No.11 - A combination of a leaf in our apartment complex and the circuit board of a NAS device in our office.
Be No.12 - A combination of a leaf of an avocado potted that we planted in our office and the circuit board of a retired electric thermos in my home.
"Be" is an important photography project for me, as it feels like a self-portrait of my inner state.
Within this project, I explored two directions. The first exploration continues the inversion processing technique from my previous projects, Black Day and White Night. It extends this technique from black-and-white to color, aiming to expand the possibilities of inversion imagery.
The second exploration involves attempting to merge the interiors of technological products with natural elements. The former symbolizes my rational side as an engineer, while the latter represents my sensitive side as an artist. Rationality and sensibility often conflict in my journey of self-realization, and I am trying to visualize and merge them together, just as I strive for these two aspects to coexist and flourish in my life.
Works
Be No.1 - A combination of a leaf from my potted plant and the circuit board of a retired networking device.
Be No.2 - A combination of a leaf picked up by my little boy and the circuit board of my enlarger timer.
Be No.3 - A combination of a leaf picked up on my way home and the internal circuit of my broken Pentax camera.
Be No.4 - A combination of a cicada found in my balcony and the internal circuit of my enlarger timer.
Be No.5 - A combination of a leaf found during a trip and the inner part of my Canon camera.
Be No.6 - A combination of a leaf of my succulent plant and the circuit board of an HDMI adapter in our office.
Be No.7 - A combination of a pine cones of my friend and the internal circuit of my Warwick bass.
Be No.8 - A combination of a seed pod picked by my son and the internal circuit of my wife's hard disk.
Be No.9 - A combination of an egg of my breakfast and the inner components of a retired electric fan in my home.
Be No.10 - A combination of a snail shell found in our apartment complex and the networking cables in our office.
Be No.11 - A combination of a leaf in our apartment complex and the circuit board of a NAS device in our office.
Be No.12 - A combination of a leaf of an avocado potted that we planted in our office and the circuit board of a retired electric thermos in my home.