Chao Feng

My practice centers on the construction of an Organic Hyper-Narrative Machine, manifested through acrylic and spray paint on canvas. By acutely capturing trending digital imagery and grafting it onto a unique narrative framework, I excavate and explore a narrative distinct from all existing forms—the organic hyper-narrative.

As a millennial, screen-based imagery has been an integral part of both my conscious experience and artistic passion. My image selection is rooted in rich, screen-mediated encounters, spanning video games, memes, film, emojis, anime, and broader meme culture. Informed by Jean Baudrillard’s theory of simulacra in Simulacra and Simulation, I contend that contemporary high-traffic images transcend mere representation. They function as autonomous entities—signifiers severed from their original referents—forming a new “hyperreal” order.

Drawing inspiration from Japanese manga, I employ fragmented narratives, exaggerated panel compositions, and unconventional text layouts to amplify visual tension. When transient images from disparate realms are organically fused within this narrative architecture, unstable yet intricate hyper-narrative organisms emerge—machines pulsating with layered storytelling.

Within these constructed hyper-narrative systems, complex storytelling dissolves the traditional binary between “signifier” and “signified.” The latent meanings of images escape my control, instead guiding viewers into a realm of ultra-free interpretation. This liberation of semiotic boundaries defines my current exploration of hyper-narrative machinery.