One cannot see the wood for the trees
Production year: 2023
Mediums: Installation, moving image
This project examines creative industry workers, using interviews and shadow research to explore shifts in the power dynamics between labour and capital in the post-Fordist transition of work production.
I found that while the creative industries’ mobility and diversity seem to reduce the alienation of workers from mechanical labour, the details and structure of work increasingly intrude on their private time and space. Although work provides individuals with identity and fulfilment, it entangles labour with emotion, as economic considerations gradually permeate all aspects of life and relationships.
I created a chaotic narrative space using video, sound, and mixed-material installations to reflect on this. This space highlights the unstable interaction of emotion and value judgement within economic environments, critiquing the hidden brutality behind ideals of a “better life” and “progress through labour.”
Installation view, One cannot see the wood for the trees, 2023
Mixed Media Installation, Wooden board, Wooden slats, Acrylic, Foam Board, Vacuum-sealed Bag, Hang tag500*500*600mm
Moving lmage, 02:00 IPs LcD Capacitive Touchscreen, 120*200mmMixed Media Installation Paperclip, Bubble Wrap, Nylon Cable Tie, Sulphuric Paper, Cotton yarn, PVC Transparent Hose, Whiteboard, Acrylic Transparent sheet,Transparent Headphones, Elastic Netting, Hemp Rope, Double-sided AdhesiveTape, Syringe, Tape, 1200*45*1900mm
Mixed Media Installation, Stainless Steel Bracket, Receipt 180*120*2000mm
Moving Image, 02:00 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen 120*180mm
Mixed Media Installation Bubble Wrap, Cardboard, Adhesive tape 350*250*100mm
Moving lmage, 02:00 IPS LcD Capacitive Touchscreen 80*160mm
Mixed Media Instalation Iron chain, Stainless steel hollow tube. PVC Plastic sheet, Leather Card Holder, Coated Paper, 450*450*1800mm
Moving lmage, 02:00 IPS LC
D Capacitive Touchscreen, 80*160mmVideo stills, One cannot see the wood for the trees, 2023
Exhibition documentation video, One cannot see the wood for the trees, 2023
Moving Image, One cannot see the wood for the trees, 2023