Zhong Jialing 钟嘉玲
One Reading the Views 读⻛景的人
Printed in China, August 2018
Printed book, First edition, 100 copies
Author / Autor: Zhong Jialing and the replying audience
English translation: Shang Yingnan 尚英南
Design: Cocokwok, Zhong Jialing
Proofreading: Zhong Jialing and Nie Xiaoyi 聂小依
Zhong Jialing's work deals with the practice of shaping reality. The artist constructs poetic narratives and misplaced landscapes in the context of daily life. One Reading the Views is a book that records an e-mail art project commissioned by the British Newgate Studio, based on the use of digital correspondence as a creative medium. During the National Day holidays in 2017, Zhong Jialing—or “+0,” as her first name can be pronounced—took a fictional trip to three tourist destinations and sent “travel” e-mails to both friends and strangers. The bilingual book records 8 letters by the artist and some of the recipients’ replies and stories they exchanged in return.
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Image from One Reading the Views, Printed in China, August 2018, courtesy of the artist. -
Image from One Reading the Views, Printed in China, August 2018, courtesy of the artist.