Infinite Replicas — Kwan Q Li

Infinite Replicas (2021-23)

Single-channel video, HD colour, stereo sound.
Two-channel CRT display, flat file cabinet, charcoal and graphite drawings, H40.5"xD26.625"xL30".

Support by Council of the Arts at MIT.

Shot at MIT.Nano.

Documenting the speculation and observation of the scanned, operative, and performative bodies against transparent and infrastructural aesthetics of the national leading nanotechnology laboratory, INFINITE REPLICAS delves into the immense visibility bestowed by new scientific and technological imaging tools and asks, “what is (not) to be seen?” This project probes the dichotomy and yet resonance between art and science by returning to one of their earlier convergences: life drawing, a canon of visual surveying that mirrors, and is constantly conditioned by evolving identity politics, new art discourses and technological advancements.

INVISIBLE NUDES ^(link) is the project's another iteration.

^{︎︎︎Film still. Cast: Mari Kishi, Diana Guo, Sharon Lacey, Tobias Putrih, Meriam Soltan, Nomeda Urbonas.}

^{︎︎︎6-minute screener (2023 edition).}

^{︎︎︎Installation shot. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge, US. 2021.}