Artist Statement
DREAM INCEPTION: One day in 2020, I realized that I had quite a number of fantastic dreams, but none about the outer space. I thought of the movie Inception, then I decided to spend 3 months to implant information about outer space to my sub consciousness. Everyday I took quite amount of time to get various information about space, for example watching movies & documentaries, reading & listening science fiction novels, playing games with my child, visiting Planetariums and experienced VR (space walk, Mars mission etc.). At last, I did have two space dreams appeared in my dreams!
During the process I created a series of color Photogram. The images were not taken by camera; the productions of the images were to place the objects between color photographic paper and lights, then exposure. Details of the objects are lost, some are deformed, and some are moved. Outline and color of the objects are well designed by self-modified lights. Most of the creations adopted multi-exposure, just like to use lights to draw on the photo paper.
Biography
Liu Yang is a freelancer artist, born and raised in China, currently is living and working in Peoria Illinois USA.
Liu began to explore camera-less experimental photography from 2017. Inspired by her dreams, her main series of works are Dream Trilogy, including: DREAM, DREAM INCEPTION, and ANOTHER PLANET.
Her works have exhibited in various galleries in China. When her family moved to Peoria, Liu and her husband Qingjun Huang have been very active in the Peoria arts community. In three years, they did four solo shows and some group shows in Peoria. They also exhibited in Chicago and other places, including Illinois, Florida, and some other countries internationally.
Liu Yang is included in NIU Art Museum 2025 Spring show "Window to the Subconscious".