Artist Statement

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In this series of work Orientation, I reinterpreted the notion of orientation in a metaphysical way. I relocated myself to some particular places to search for my own identity.

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I borrowed the names of four underground stations in four cities that I had visited within 3 months in 2009: London: 'All Saints'; Paris: ‘Sentier’ (Track); Milan: ‘Sesto Rondò’ (Sixth Roundabout); and Berlin ‘Ostkreuz’ (East Cross). These names gave me far-reaching inspiration of either meandering, on track, annoyed, or even seeking rescue from the unknown, they were so impressive and were kept in my mind. I then borrowed and depicted them as a metaphor of mental orientation, and recreated them as a symbolic interpretation between reality, intuition and imagination.

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These photographs were shown along with their associated sounds, they represented time flow, imagination and reflection within my mental travel.

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Wai Kit Lam

Hong Kong
5.2010

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