ARTISTS >  MENG Jin ｜ 孟瑾

SELECTED WORKS
1.Love Hotel(with artist FANG Er)
爱情宾馆（合作艺术家 方二）
2.Every Room is Illuminated
每个房间都被点亮
3.Will You Come or Shall I Go?
你来吗,或是我离开?
4.A Room with a View
有风景的房间
 
Biography
Love Hotel Essay
2009 3 Solo Exhibitions

Six of the eight photographs in this series were taken in meeting rooms of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and two were taken in other institutional buildings. The lights and the reflection caused by them are the focus of this series, while other elements in the rooms can hardly be seen. These photographs are very minimalistic, leaving out the details of the rest of the room to be completed by the viewer.

These photographs show how reality changes with the use of different exposures and computer manipulation, resulting in overly bright lights. The lights are so bright that they appear to be on the verge of blowing out. This reminds of me the notion of vanishing power. The electricity supplies the energy necessary for the lights to shine physically, while at the same time it makes possible the existence of those very buildings and rooms to exist socially.

In films, we often see the use of lights to express the moment of someone’s recovery from unconsciousness, like in a hospital, the first thing people see are blurry, powdery-white lights. Similarly, these photos also speak to me about rebirth, just like the first images a person sees after suddenly awakening from a long coma.