浮界 Unusual as usual

Capture the unusual and mysterious slices in time in the usual world with a camera

The title is from Tang Xian-zu’s term “Yanfujie” in “Mingpan, Mudanting” in Ming Dynasty, which represents the human world. The photos in the series are all taken of actual scenes. In the conversation between the real world and alternate space, the camera has captured the unusual and mysterious slices in the torrent of time, which is a metaphor for this disordered and disturbing world. It is expected that we will finally enter the stage facing the moonlight and come out to greet the daylight.

2020 was a year full of worries and anxiety. Amidst the waves of disasters, many daily routines have become unusual. We have also deeply felt how fragile, helpless, and unpredictable life can be. We don’t know where the future will be. Or…is this the future? As the boundary between reality and illusion gets more and more blurred, it looks as quiet as a dream. However, there is still uneasiness as a mysterious atmosphere that seems to appear feels so real that people can’t help but hold their breath.

Crossing Naihe Bridge, do souls sigh for helplessness and grievance?
Drinking the soup named forgetfulness, do souls forget all the engraved memories or themselves?



李宗頴 Jhonyn Lee

李宗頴 Jhonyn Lee


■ The first prize in 2020 Shin Kong Mitsukoshi International Photography Contest

Keep exploring who I am or who I am not on the quest for self. Keep wandering and arguing between “I” and “me” and enjoy the unusual in the usual world.


典藏

2020 文化部國立臺灣美術館藝術銀行

得獎

2020 新光三越國際攝影大賽 首獎
2020 彰化文化局磺溪美展 入選
2018 SONY α 人像攝影大賞 優勝
2018 南投文化局玉山美術獎 入選
2017 台中文化局大墩美展 入選
2016 台中文化局大墩美展 入選
2016 嘉義文化局桃城美展 入選
2016 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Nudes/ Other_FA Honorable Mention
2015 台中文化局大墩美展 入選
2015 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Environmental/Other_ARC/Travel/Bridges Honorable Mention
2014 MAKAPHA 美術獎 佳作
2014 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD People-Culture Honorable Mention