Playing in the Shadows

In a spirit of play, the aging artist performs for the camera in a photographic lighting studio. These images are the basic data used to instruct AI to produce different contexts and so relive the artists' youth. Amidst reflections on a past life as a dancer and live performer, technology becomes the brush that revitalizes the aging body's capacity to dance on.

Installation view. Reflective film, 3 framed photo/paintings on daguerre canvas, 80 × 55 cm, imagery human and AI generated backgrounds. Nianjin Library, 2023/24.