"Yashica Flex" (雅西卡之眼)
// BLURB //
If the Yashica Flex were a person, they would be someone who believes that love is an act of attention. They would move through the world slowly, not out of hesitation but out of respect, for time, for closeness, for the quiet ways things reveal themselves. They would stand close when speaking, not to overwhelm, but to listen better. Their presence would feel grounding, as if being near them gently reorganizes your thoughts. With them, moments do not rush past; they settle. This person would understand that seeing is a responsibility. They would look carefully, never carelessly, knowing that to witness something is to honor it. They would find beauty not in spectacle, but in proximity: a hand resting at ease, a breath shared in silence, light folding itself around a familiar shape. Nothing about them would be sharp or loud. Everything would feel intentional. They would believe that memory is something you carry in your body, not your mind. That love, like vision, deepens when you slow down. That intimacy grows in the space between movements, in the pause before action. To know them would be to feel held without being claimed. To be seen without being exposed. To be remembered gently, exactly as you are.
If the Yashica Flex were a person, they would be someone who believes that love is an act of attention. They would move through the world slowly, not out of hesitation but out of respect, for time, for closeness, for the quiet ways things reveal themselves. They would stand close when speaking, not to overwhelm, but to listen better. Their presence would feel grounding, as if being near them gently reorganizes your thoughts. With them, moments do not rush past; they settle. This person would understand that seeing is a responsibility. They would look carefully, never carelessly, knowing that to witness something is to honor it. They would find beauty not in spectacle, but in proximity: a hand resting at ease, a breath shared in silence, light folding itself around a familiar shape. Nothing about them would be sharp or loud. Everything would feel intentional. They would believe that memory is something you carry in your body, not your mind. That love, like vision, deepens when you slow down. That intimacy grows in the space between movements, in the pause before action. To know them would be to feel held without being claimed. To be seen without being exposed. To be remembered gently, exactly as you are.
EDITION, MEDIA, SIZE & WEIGHT
One-of-a-kind work, issued as a unique edition
Shanghai 2025
TFT display, HD camera, acrylic painting on Plexiglass, Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
120(W)×120(H)×6(D) cm // 46 kg
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
132(W)×132(H)×21(D) cm // 86.9 kg
EXPOSURE
“The Fourth Wall” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Wang Chuanwen 王传文 (painting) • Yang Suer 杨素儿 (model) • Helen Chen 陈韵涵 (art direction) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & animation) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
One-of-a-kind work, issued as a unique edition
Shanghai 2025
TFT display, HD camera, acrylic painting on Plexiglass, Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
120(W)×120(H)×6(D) cm // 46 kg
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
132(W)×132(H)×21(D) cm // 86.9 kg
EXPOSURE
“The Fourth Wall” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Wang Chuanwen 王传文 (painting) • Yang Suer 杨素儿 (model) • Helen Chen 陈韵涵 (art direction) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & animation) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
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