Drawing upon psychoanalytic theories of what might precede the formation of the ego, Lu proposes an artistic strategy for imaging an antecedent to the self.
Referring to the concept of ‘superposition’ in quantum theory (which allows two antagonistic states to coexist in a state of indeterminacy), Lu investigates the possibility of a superposed subject in video art, whose regression toward the unformed predecessor of her self-image in the mirror, coexists within an antagonistic state of attesting the boundaries of her mirror-reflection. Experimenting with superimposed layers in video editing, Lu attempts to manifests an indeterminate condition of the subject emerging at the moment when layers of images collapse.
For this exhibition, Lu has created a two-channel video installation. In both videos, an image of a female subject is interfered by a superimposed face which is repeatedly swinging across the screen. The compositions of the two videos are mirrored, yet the speed of their movements is oppositional. The conceptual collision between the visual content of the two videos and between the subject and its superimposed interference, questions states of indeterminacy emerging at the centre of this collision.
Lu is a current PHD candidate at the Victorian College of the Arts. She recently completed a Masters of Fine Arts at the VCA.
Exhibition details:
Opening Wed April 26h - 6-9pm
continues to May 13
