Youjun Zhang
Gallery
spring 2024, Chrystie ST, NY, New York.
The moment is delusionally static, and the air in the crevice of time is in motion.
I want to gather the instance on this location through a continuous record in various days and times – not forcefully going there in a fixed time but taking it as a – encountering the moments that are happening and varying.
Getting closer to feeling the moving and flow of everyday life passing through, catch the moments that are emerging – constantly staying but subtly changing every day.
The place is located in Chinatown, but not in the main area where people usually visit if not living in the local area. This place has a unique impression that I feel very surprised by. Several times I walked past it and it gave me a feeling of a light, smooth swift of time.
There is a big playground with a track; kindergartens and schools are nearby. Different activities taking place there that I had rarely seen before are so lively – a warm daily life that brings me a sense of familiarity.
Youthfulness, nostalgia for a far younger time, and a light dream drift in the air.
I want to keep a distance always for the frame where the scene is viewed through the foreground framed by the flowers and branches of the shade tree – staying witnessing from a distance with a clear vision.