李舜 | 卧游

 Li Shun’s “Internet Sketch” series began with his thoughts and obsessions of Woyou (Imaginary Tour). Woyou originated in the Wei-Jin period in China. Confined by the conditions of transportation, ancient people did not have the freedom to travel around the world, so they turned to Shanshui Hua (Landscape paintings) as an alternative. Paintings became the window for ancient people to see the world at home. Li utilizes Google Maps as an index for him to experience the world without taking a step out.

Through Google Maps, Li closely observes and carefully chooses the landscapes that he wants to depict and takes screenshots on the computer. He then photographs the screenshots with a Polaroid and creates painterly sketches based on the screenshots. This mode of Internet Sketch incorporates the obscurity of blurred vision, the novelty of being irrelevant, and the spirit of an imaginary tour. The artist will present the printed screenshots, Polaroid photographs, and sketches altogether in the exhibition.

A virtual private network is required to access Google in China and unexpected bugs might occur when making screenshots due to issues like network speed, etc. These realistic reasons lead to surreal illusions.

Li Shun,1988 born in Jiangsu, graduated from China Academy of Art, bachelor and master’s degree. He now lives and works in Hangzhou. Awards：TOP20 Chinese Cutting-Edge Contemporary Photographer, Hangzhou (2017); The Civil Power· Bei Jing MinSheng Art Museum Silver Award ,Beijing(2015); Nomination for The Sixth Three Shadows Photography Award , Beijing(2014); etc.  Main exhibitions includes: Chinglish, Make Room, Los Angeles(2019); Oceanica Scroll, Beijing Art Now Gallery, Beijing(2018); Art Basel Hong Kong, solo project, HK (2018); Post-Brushwork Era : Chinese Landscapes, Guangdong Museum of Art, Zhejiang Art Museum, Guangdong, China; 2nd Changjiang International Photography and Video Biennale, Chongqing Changjiang Museum of Contemporary Art, Chongqing,(2017); Li Shun Solo Exhibition , BeiJing Art Now Gallery ,Beijing,(2016); Calligraphic Time and Space: Abstract Art in China, Power Station of Art, Shanghai,(2015); Writing Non-Writing – Hangzhou International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Venue Museum of Contemporary Art, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou,(2015); Using technology to interpret Art: Li Shun ,West Lake Apple Store , Hangzhou,(2015) etc. Public collection：White Rabbit Gallery, Australia；HOW Art Museum, China；ZHI Art Museum, China.