MIA PHOTO FAIR 2019
MILAN I MARCH I 22 – 25 I 2019
PATRICIO REIG, YOSHINORI MIZUTANI, LIU XIAOFANG
STAND 1 CORRIDOR B
With photography as his current vehicle, Patricio Reig pursues the memory, the passage of time, and the fleeting nature of existence. The artist records aspects of everyday life and develops his analog works in a dark room. He then scans the results to convert them into digital files that are easy to consult. His work focuses on the cycles of life and death and his main themes are nature, portrait, urban landscape.
Cherry blossoms are so beautiful that I don’t think I’ve spent as much time looking at anything else. Facing a sakura tree, my eyes shift from one petal to another, from one flower to another until the whole picture is grasped. In ‘Sakura’, I attempt to visualize the move of my observing eyes, and crystallize the visual experience of meditating and wandering upon the blooming tree. As a result, the images shows that photography captures not only a specific moment, but also the passing of time. – Yoshinori Mizutani
As human, we are as small as a droplet in the ocean worth of water with ever so limited lifespan. Nonetheless, we shall feel fortunate that we can experience happiness along with sorrow in our finite yet seems boundless universe. – Liu Xiaofang
