Lianjiang Zhu
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Only the Switchable Exists (2025)
UV print on anodized aluminum, red copper, brass, mirror-polished surface
60 x 90 cm
In the realm of the technical image, an object possesses existence only insofar as it can be switched, rewritten or substituted. The transparent chequerboard pattern of the PNG format signifies these “invisible pixels”: their presence becomes perceptible only when encoded through software logic.
The work miniaturises and repeatedly layers this invisible grid, evoking the limitless proliferation of switchable layers within processes of data production. These digital strata are ultimately pressed back onto aluminium and copper plates, where their material state is altered through controlled burning—a procedure marked by instability and outcomes that resist full predictability.
UV print on anodized aluminum, red copper, brass, mirror-polished surface
60 x 90 cm
In the realm of the technical image, an object possesses existence only insofar as it can be switched, rewritten or substituted. The transparent chequerboard pattern of the PNG format signifies these “invisible pixels”: their presence becomes perceptible only when encoded through software logic.
The work miniaturises and repeatedly layers this invisible grid, evoking the limitless proliferation of switchable layers within processes of data production. These digital strata are ultimately pressed back onto aluminium and copper plates, where their material state is altered through controlled burning—a procedure marked by instability and outcomes that resist full predictability.
Only the Switchable Exists (2025)
UV print on aluminum
60 x 90 cm
UV print on aluminum
60 x 90 cm