2025-04-22 23:12 Note Type: completed Tags: rituals, funeral, romantic-relationship

I didn’t always know which experience could be universal. Some themes I later continuously worked on actually originated from my early experiments. In 2015, I created the photography series Farewell after I exited a romantic relationship. In this work, I sorted out old photographs containing objects that used to belong to my lover and compared the ‘ex’ object with their ‘current’ look in a trash bin. For me, it was a ritual and a funeral. The shredded objects, raindrops, and the orange color of the trash bin allude to my turbulent emotions beneath the calm surface.

References:

https://www.altiba9.com/artist-interviews/jing-zhao-conceptual-art-installation-research