In June, the sunlight begins to greet us with a dazzling intensity, filtering through the plane trees and glancing off the edges of skylights. We find solace in the dappled shade, yet at times we confront the light directly, allowing it to blur our senses. In this warm and tender month, we lose ourselves only to find ourselves anew, embraced by the tender arms of early summer.

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In "Aura Hunter", light is envisioned as a straight line, originating from the subject and extending towards the object. In this dual exhibition, artists Ren Ruoxi and Tang Linglong reshape this line and its directions using various techniques, rendering light complex and nonlinear. It transcends a mere blinding instant to become an aura, a mystical presence. And within this aura, we are all hunters.

 

Ren Ruoxi’s works encompass paintings, neon composite wall installations, and interactive pieces. Encountering her new series evokes a sense of familiarity, a recognition of certain scenes in our cognition, where the self remains blurred, akin to a lucid dream with an unknown trajectory. As a member of the “screen generation,” she delineates her life experiences into “first nature” and “second nature,” where the visual experiences of the latter merge neutrally within her art. Her light stands alone, her light is what she sees, and we are immersed in her illumination.

 

By Shen Yuqing