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The countless references, in choice of materials and motives, are closely intertwined, layer upon layer, and continuously shifts our perspective and gaze. The contents of the vitrines have a distinctly curious and historic character, and it is a mix of typical elements from the genre painting “exotic” fruits, pieces of meats, suggestive oysters and gilded animals and insects. In the exhibition, we find several installations of classical still lifes, placed as souvenirs in beautiful museum vitrines, and as a lavishly laid still life table with hand-painted and gilded porcelain sculptures of animals and exclusive foods. The genre painting reached its golden age in the Netherlands around the 17th century and appealed to the senses through its portraiture of precious objects, flowers, exotic birds, animals, food- and drinks. The still life’s portraiture of vanitas and beauty has fascinated humans for centuries, especially the message of memento mori and that nothing lasts forever. In her long term research project Exotic Dreams and Poetic Misunderstandings, embarked upon in 2016, Lin Wang presents installations of delicate porcelain, performance pieces and other media that create narratives about the East and the West.Īt Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Art, Wang presents the next part of her project - Still Life.

Using globalization as a backdrop, she brings representations of trade in goods, cultural and political exchanges, the sea, seafarers and the body into contemporary discourse.

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Lin Wang Still Life 24th of February - 27th of March In her first major solo exhibition in Trondheim, artist Lin Wang presents recently produced artworks in porcelain, large scale sculptures and a series of integrated video works. Using globalization as a backdrop Wang brings representations of trade in goods, cultural and political exchanges, the sea, seafarers, and the body into contemporary discourse. Text by Margrete Abelsen, Utstillingsprodusent at Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Art Still Life - 24th of February - 27th of March 2022