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Eclipse 2024:
                           Positive and Negative, Construction and Destruction

As I witnessed the eclipse, I thought about the interplay of
positive and negative space in the light that surrounds us. 
The sun was gradually obscured, its curved form narrowing 
into a thin line, turning parts of the world into total darkness.

If the sky were a canvas, was the eclipse a process of vanishing or re-emergence
In other words, do we perceive the sun’s form as a deliberate
brushstroke
or a void in the canvas? 

Bearing these concepts in mind, I sought to manipulate studio lighting in a way that would visually represent these opposing ideas within a single setting. The lighting  in my photograph aims to demonstrate the action of “taking away” and “putting in”, highlighting my subject while accentuating the positive and negative spaces surrounding her.


Untitled, 2024
Photography by Ruisi Chen, Hongtao Yi, Xiaolong You

shed, new york, 2024

Spine, new york, 2024
thoughts, new york, 2024