Path to Homeland, Chen’s recent solo exhibition on view at IT Park, consists of two mixed media video artworks, “Path to Homeland” and “Swimming Over.” The two pieces are installed into the second floor and third floor of gallery space respectively. Chen is inspired by a meditative persuading of homeland memory, accompanied with an estranged adulthood reality experience and a wondering memorial space in between familiarity and aloofness, thus he presents the two rotating mental trips between sky and ocean. The 15-minute wandering path, and a rotationally-flying airplane, together the two seek for the end of sky. There are remaining glass pieces and reflection of the sky light on the grey brick wall. Through the holes on the grey wall, one can see the height of tides. Inside the wall, one swims over and over. On the other end of the ocean, out of! t! he wall, it is the distance of home coming. |