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Qin Tan: The Garden at JPS Gallery


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This series of paintings transports viewers back to primordial times through a unique, contemporary lens. Inspired by the story of Adam & Eve, the artist depicts the transformation of the human psyche from a state of innocence to that of consciousness. She explores the different psychological stages of the becoming of man through the use of a stick-like figurine in a world filled with vibrant landscapes and earthly delights. With a stick-like silhouette of just four limbs, a head, and non-descript body, the figurine epitomises the most basic and fundamental form of human being. Characteristic of the figurine are it’s genderless, raceless, undefined and ambiguous qualities, allowing it to manifest itself as a “universal man”.

Gallery address: Shops 218-219, 2/F, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central