Attai Chen
My work primarily deals with the fluid identity of matter. I have always been intrigued by the endless repeating cycle that surrounds us, whether in the natural or the manmade world; the motion of growth aiming for and reaching the fleeting moment of realization, the subsequent consummation of this moment, decay and a new beginning. In my work I wish to capture something from the aesthetic and essence of this condition to follow a process of unraveling growth to a fully evolved form, emerging from a rearrangement of discarded fragments. I create work that has a somewhat modular and dynamic identity, the objects existing in a liminal context, leading to multiple possible reflections simultaneously.
Selected works
Untitled (Compounding Fraction Series – Nr. 25) | 2020, wood, paper and paint, 86x101x34 cm
Untitled (Compounding Fraction Series – Nr. 28) | 2021, wood, paper and paint, 63x65x25 cm
Untitled (Compounding Fraction Series – Nr.24) | 2020, wood, paper and paint, 107x112x40 cm
Untitled (Compounding Fraction Series – Nr. 14) | 2018, wood, paper and paint, 160x137x40 cm
Gallery Exhibitions
Pars Pro Toto
26.10 2021–31.01 2022