One of my favorite shows when traveling in Melbourne is
The Naked Face at National Gallery of Victoria
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| The Naked Face @ NGV |
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| Self-portrait © Chuck Close |
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| The Naked Face @ NGV |
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| Shanghai family tree © Zhang Huan |
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Liu Xiao Xian is on the right of the stereograph.
Untitled © Liu Xiao Xian |
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| The Naked Face @ NGV |
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| Memories[Me] © Sheng Qi |
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| Diary 13-16 Movember 2008 © Mathow Jones |
I particularly like the images of the artist palms. A palm not merely can signify the personal identity, but also indicates the past that that person has been gone through. In Chinese culture, the lines on our palms can reflect your future too (palm reading). So a palm means alot to us and I really like the idea of using an image of palm as a self-portrait.
In the end of the exhibition, the viewers are invited to use the preset background and their cameras to take a self-portrait, then post it on the
NGV's facebook page. That actually makes the exhibition even more interesting. Taking photographs of themselves and uploading the photos are kind of like an "after-show", or "after-gathering" if you like, and... that is the best part of the show, because a new transection is added by the viewers' contributions. Love it!
