Xu Jing, 1. 会好吗《will be better?》

Artist: Xu Jing
Title: 20. 会好吗《will be better?》
Date: 2022
Size: 42cm high x 29.7cm wide
Materials: inkjet print on archival matt rag paper with a white border

Excerpt from interview between Xu Jing and Jana Hawkins-Andersen in 2021

Jana: How do you compile a series?
Xu Jing: Time sequence, Space order, Emotional memory and dreams

J: Where do you live currently?
XJ: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

J: What do you think about when you are making work?
XJ: Love and beauty
It is also the reason why I still want to live and cherish time
I started to take pictures after I started living alone in
the past four years. 
Quietly and frantically dispelling desires and fighting
pain, Like painting, listening to music, and writing poetry
before, It's all about training oneself to face death calmly

J: What is the role of instagram in your work?
XJ: I'm curious about the countless other small universes in the world, the Internet wonderfully connects distant places and concealed individuals,
It is a small signal transmitter and a small window,
Attract friends who pass by my own small universe
accidentally, I also look forward to someone stopping by the window
to admire each other, not so lonely

Xu Jing is a Painter & Photographer.
Born in Autumn in Chongqing, China, now living in Chengdu