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# Project Description The Death of An Eternal Iris YingYing Li Summary Final work YingYing Li (b. 2002) is a fine artist primarily situated in the field of photography, and wildly works with mixed-media installations, including moving image, drawing, and poetry. Her research and practice focus on metaphysics in philosophy, political and ecological concerns, as well as photography and film theory. She works extensively with both colour and black-and-white darkroom techniques, through which she synthesises traditional photographic methodologies with critical theory to inform her conceptual practice. YingYing Li (b. 2002) is a fine artist primarily situated in the field of photography, and ... College London College of Communication Course BA (Hons) Photography Graduation year 2025 The Death of An Eternal Iris is inspired by the memory of the artist’s late grandmother, combining photography and drawing, with the iris symbolising the presence of being within the infinite. The starting point for the project was a desire to explore the idea of infinity, as articulated in Immanuel Kant’s first antinomy from the Critique of Pure Reason (1781). The work examines how being is perceived, mourned, and remembered through forms that resist linear temporality—both present and absent. A series of wall-based photographs depicts a vase of irises captured under shifting light as they gradually wilt over several days. These images are intertwined with drawing as a way of accessing and deconstructing multiple dimensions of time and space. Points and lines are formed by the motion of particles intersecting and overlapping in complex assemblies. Final work Ink on paper, scanned 20 x 20 inches Silver Gelatin Print 8 x 10 inches Research and process Share this project The Death of An Eternal Iris is inspired by the memory of the artist’s late grandmother, combining photography and drawing, with the iris symbolising the presence of being within the infinite. The starting point for the project was a desire to explore t... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Materiality Beyond Human Places & Spaces Story & Myth Realities Access, Ability & Inclusivity MixedMedia Memory Drawing Conceptual
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