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The Alp                           
The Bedroom                 
The Cable              
The Camera (16)         
The Camera (17)             
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate            
The Jog             
The Lighting           
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard        
The Route          
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture    
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine      

Bengawan Solo            
Café Togo           
Songs of SPECX         
The Currency-Sensing 01         
The Currency-Vinyl          
The Gesture I         
The Gesture II        
The Guestbook            
The Sallow Sea          


Ghost In The Sea            
Too Loud A Dust            
On The Faience Of Your Eyes       
There Are Lights That Never Go Out
I'll Be Back   
Resistance is Futile      Modern Life is Dull       

The  Postcard    /   明  信  片


2023
graphite drawing
13 x 10 cm x 12 P
this work is supported by the Delfina Foundation's research programme Collecting as Practice
video trailer ︎                         


Installation view at the Tabula Rasa Gallery in London, UK, 2023
The Postcard is a collection of 12 pencil drawings that evokes a profound critique of the book "The Diseases of China, including Formosa and Korea" by W. Hamilton Jefferys and James L. Maxwell, published in 1911. Drawing from the book's disturbing portrayal, which links specific virus types to particular racial groups, the artist delves into the colonial perspective held by Europeans towards others.

The illustrations in the book exclusively depict Asian individuals, reinforcing a troubling colonial view that exoticises and stigmatises certain populations. In response, the artist recreates these illustrations by abstracting the images into shadow-like representations. Employing an inkjet printing method, the artist meticulously constructs each line, methodically working from the top to the bottom of the image. Through this process of recreation, The Postcard challenges the dehumanising nature of the original illustrations and exposes the underlying biases embedded in colonial narratives.


The Postcard (11)
The Postcard (03)

Related Information ︎
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 ︎︎︎ EMPIRE LINES                  
 ︎︎︎ Tabula Rasa Gallery             


work

The Alp        
The Bedroom           
The Cable              
The Camera (16)        
The Camera (17)        
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate           
The Jog            
The Lighting          
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard       
The Route         
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture   
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine     


collective

Bengawan Solo           
Café Togo          
Songs of SPECX          The Currency-Sensing 01   The Currency-Vinyl    The Gesture I         
The Gesture II          The Guestbook            The Sallow Sea         


exhibition

Ghost In The Sea       Too Loud A Dust           
On The Faience Of Your Eyes   There Are Lights That Never Go Out         I'll Be Back           Resistance is Futile    
Modern Life is Dull