This work is to explore the static performance of memory in dynamic time. My friend is the protagonist in the photo, and what is recorded is a conversation between me and her about memory. This is the memory of a conversation between me and her from my viewpoint, the expression and documentation of the memory in the present time. For her, it is the experience she recalled in the past, and the memories that happened in the past are recorded through her facial expressions. The feelings you have when you see this work are memories that happened in the future.

Duan, JX. (2021) I think what I think [oil painting].
150 x 140 cm
Camberwell, London
Sort of images of work in a gallery situation
The Language of Xu Bing: Subvert Culture with “Chinese Characters” By Zhihui Yu---
First visit to Exhibition of XU BING in Macao


"Xu Bing's Words" exhibition in Macao Museum of Art
shoot in 10th December 2017
"Xu Bing's Words" exhibition in Macao Museum of Art
shoot in 10th December 2017



"Xu Bing's Words" exhibition in Macao Museum of Art
shoot in 10th December 2017

Book from the Sky, 1987-91. Hand-printed books, ceiling and wall scrolls, and false character blocks, installation view. Source: Xu Bing Studio website.
I used another specific language created by Xu Bing to write my name--Bella.






Duan, D. (Year) Moments [ink, watercolor]. China works for Contemporary Art Project special study Classes, (12, November 2018).
I remember that Xu Bing's exhibition in Macau in 2017 gave me a lot of inspiration. I was inspired by Xu Bing's "Book from the sky" when I made a series of works in the contemporary art course.
Art creation is the process of the artist's self-expression. It is the exploration process of the artist starting from the self, experiencing and feeling, and then returning to the artist's own body; it is the outlet of the artist's emotional expression. The subject of the artist starts from the point of view of "I", through creation, to eliminate the need to divide young artists into two major schools, "academic" and "self-development", I think I have a particularly strong concept of autonomy because of my creation. The heart is also very sensitive to the feelings of external things. I like to learn different forms of works, and I am not limited to the medium of creation. There are various forms and there are many inner things I want to show. So I can easily be framed inside a certain area. I am more yearning to pursue subjective inner feelings and believe in artistic deviation itself. Therefore, I use color to capture feelings at a very fast speed, as described in the Buddhist scripture "The Law of the Monks": "A moment is a thought, twenty thoughts are a moment, twenty moments are a finger, twenty A finger is a premonition, twenty premonitions are a moment, and there are 30 moments a day and a night."
The Chinese language is a performance of culture. Use Chinese cultural elements to address global issues, to participate in global cultural debates is a positive development. Part of the international success of Book from the Sky has come precisely from the fact that it embodies a particularly Chinese approach to culture.