Art in Traditional Market
Datong Market
Keep the Lighting Distance
Jia-Jen Hsu
Lamp, Wire, Mixed Media
2020
"Keep the Lighting Distance" was inspired by the observation of market stalls environment. It is looking for dynamic of people and the environment in a variety of combinations of random objects. Therefore, the artwork extends the concept of "form determines demand", it converts the balance of lighting design and sculpture form. The artist constructs by grafting various life objects. He described it as a "restraint" in the process, in order to turn the past habits of creative techniques into simple touch experience. These lights placed in the market ladder platform, the atmosphere of mutual reflection of light makes the surrounding space also change the existing property, fixtures placed in the platform but also implied social distance from people under the pandemic era.