During the three years from 2013 to 2015, I painted images from my dreams and illusions, much like keeping a diary. Most of these works focused on variations and deviations among humans. Among these variations, many of the paintings depicted combinations and hybrids of humans and animals. In my early years, I was fascinated by mythology. Ancient Greek mythology, for instance, contains many stories about transformations between humans and animals, such as the story of Leda and the Swan. In ancient Egypt, the most powerful gods were also depicted as combinations of people and animals, like Anubis, the god of death, who had the head of a jackal, and Horus, the protector god of the Pharaohs, who appeared as a hawk. I also explored early European travel books with printed illustrations. Thanks to the invention of navigation technology, Europeans were able to visit different countries and regions, and these travel notes realistically depicted what they saw and heard. The image that left the deepest impression on me was a depiction of people in one particular place—these people had no heads, and their eyes were located on their chests. This strange and unusual image still captivates me to this day. Another book that profoundly influenced me in my youth is the Shan Hai Jing (山海经), also known as the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which contains many depictions of beings that are hybrids of animals and humans.
This led me to contemplate the possibility of working with a computer to better understand how consciousness is created and how it operates. Previously, I had always focused on researching images, and I have developed a particular sensitivity and understanding when it comes to visual representation. Therefore, I hope to use images to explore and research how my own subconscious is structured and how it was formed. I aim to understand how memory and imagination function, as well as their relationship with images.
