Dear Liu (b. 2000, Beijing) works loosely. Mutations of existing artifacts/objects. Makes you feel cheerful. Blunt. A deliberate mistake can determine form. A fascination with reinterpreting the known. Objects → Space? Straightforward? Clear shapes. A pleasing sense of doubt. Tender. Shy. When things lose their names but sustain their functions. Humorous. Shameless. Fairly extreme. Amalgamations. Inevitably universal. A flood of citations. Everything but new. Temptations. Decoration as function. Perpetual flirtations. Arousing an interest in life. A bond with familiar things. To see in a different way.
Scanning is integral to the process. Libraries anchor the practice. The best moments are accidental. Like being a child again.
