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Coast Mining
2014-2015
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WU Chuan-Lun
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
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Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
Coast Mining
2014-2015
Petrified Material Object , sea sand , photographic paper-printing , Diasec , Arcylic , aluminum frame
Dimensions Variable
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In Tainan, we have a disregard coast, enormous amounts of consumer waste trashed on this remote beach. Some oyster-farmer came here to burn oyster trellis in order to retrieve metals. Garbage that blurred with discard or burn, further deteriorated with heavy weathering near the coast, giving texture with erosion and sunlight. Over time, shells, sand and petrochemical waste that is hard to decompose by nature fusing each other into some strange objects. Nature domesticated these unconsciously “products" a local "mineral".

The so-called “Mineral" appears like nature, but made with composite materials that are not admitted and insoluble in nature. These "Mineral" indicates that classification of "artificial" and "natural" are no longer applicable in this circulating world. Perhaps the "naturalization of artificial objects" and the "artificialization of natural objects" will become a more meaningful standard of differentiation.

“Mineral” as a metaphor of resource. Conceptually recycling these trash into a mineral. To avoid product discard after recycling, I then recycle these "mineral" into digital data with a 3D scanner. Transcoding "mineral" into 3D model files that have no thickness yet still maintain its volume and surface texture, the soul of object abstract from trash that toward to the end of use value, and reincarnation inside front-end software. Series modify, copy and recompose change the digital model of "mineral" rapidly, I named this process ". For (α) series, the second-born model from scanning mixed with software-originated model and sticks each other, like organics stick with artificial in nature after a long time. (β) series use only models from scanning, modify and copy itself, with pattern material replace orderly achieve a self-cycle.

ARTISTS
9 artworks / 74 exhibition
Installation Art
WU Chuan-Lun (born 1985, Tainan, Taiwan) graduated from Tainan National University of Arts (MFA). The artist is fascinated by the phenomena that blur the boundaries between nature and civilization, material and digital, ecosystem and politics in o ...
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KEYWORDS
WU Chuan-Lun, 2011-2013, Painting
WU Chuan-Lun, 2011-2014, Sculpture
WU Chuan-Lun, 2011-2016, Sculpture , New Media Art , Installation Art
WU Chuan-Lun, 2011, 2014, Installation Art
WU Chuan-Lun, 2022,
WU Chuan-Lun, 2010-2013, Installation Art , Photographic Art
WU Chuan-Lun, 2022,
WU Chuan-Lun, 2016-2017, Installation Art