Qin Han
Adjunct Professor

New Growth – Globalization, 2020, cyanotype and animation, 1268 x 1848 pixels, 59 seconds, 29.97 frame/second

New Growth is a series of short animations reacting to the historical pandemic in 2020. It was inspired by a dead tree bursting new leaves in a trail on Long Island, NY, during summer 2020. New Growth comments on the new growth on a dead tree with the changes of globalization and social networks. When human life is turning virtual, nature becomes preciously admirable. 

I started with charcoal drawing in nature, then turn the drawing into an animation. Thinking of the world is going online, the artwork should “net born” as well. So I started to transfer the drawings into animation, using neon light simulations to imitate the collapse of post-pandemic globalization. The text contexts are sourced online from news websites and published papers.  

It discusses the growing changes, concepts, individuals, objects, things, and events under the pandemic situation. The series is an appreciation of life through the ever-changing landscape.

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New Growth – Globalization, 2020, charcoal on paper

New Growth – Globalization, 2020, charcoal on paper