“I think of painting as a 'site for assemblage'. Objects and motifs taken from different contexts assemble, converge, and collide in the space of the canvas. As digital natives we are constantly overloaded with visual stimuli, so I see this way of constructing painting as a reflection of our reality.

In this painting, a pebble-like shape is repeated. The shape is numbered, distorted, and permutated according to a simple algorithm (or set of rules) to create the composition of the work. This process allows an element of surprise for myself, as I do not dictate the final 'look' of the work beforehand. Some distortions are repeated more frequently than others, creating a tension between order and chaos in the work. Finally, three lunar-like spheres intersect the painting. They reference a work by Hungarian photographer Katalin Nádor, drawing on her interest in obscuring objects’ details and experimental abstraction.” - VIvien Zhang, 2020