Tianjiao Wang

 

When Tianjiao Wang works on her films, she likes to silently screen works by filmmakers such as Chris Marker, James Benning, Su Friedrich, Ming-liang Tsai, Deborah Stratman, and others on a small TV back in the editing booth. She believes in the power of moving images.

 
 

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3 panel piece. Left: body of water with a broken fence in front of it. Center: pile of dirt and leaves in front of a small pool. Right: graffiti covered walls with a small stairwell between them.

From Elsewhere to Somewhere, 2023-2024. HD video with sound, 3-channel, synchronous loop (15:37). Photo by Bob.

 
3 panel piece. Left: 2 barbed wire fenced in goats. Center: a large, long room where a person lays on the floor. Right: a chicken perched on a wooden railing.

From Elsewhere to Somewhere, 2023-2024. HD video with sound, 3-channel, synchronous loop (15:37). Photo by Bob.

 
3 panel piece. Left: person in a movie theater watching a black in white film where a person is pictured side ways. Center: a hand holding a flower with stringy petals that stick out and have red-purple tips. Right: the reflection of trees in a car.

From Elsewhere to Somewhere, 2023-2024. HD video with sound, 3-channel, synchronous loop (15:37).

 
A person sitting on a couch with long brown hair wearing a green dress. They are writing in a notebook and turned away from the camera. There is a mug on a coffee table next to them.

Two Writers, 2023, HD video, silent, 15:49. Image courtesy of the artist.