Lies in stopping
Yuehan Hao
Taking the stopped life of the photographer's mother as a starting point, it raises questions about the stopped time and stopped life: what is death? What are Death Images? Provide a benign outlet for thinking about death through the inherent image properties in the "stop" state. "Lies in stopping" uses a clock as a metaphor and link to discuss the dialectical and contradictory relationship between the end of life and the preservation of photography, prompting contemplation on the notion that life resides in stop. By intertwining death, familial memories, and the intrinsic connections of imagery, the comprehensive expression of the created image embodies the intricate real-world relationship between death and family memories, forming an intrinsic closed-loop through visual means. It also allows the photographer's personal memories of grief to dissolve through the creative process, undergoing a kind of bilateral sublimation. That is, the work originates from individual free consciousness, breaking the barriers between the self and the outside world on the topic of death through documentary and conceptual experimental imagery. It not only practices discussing how the personal attributes of individual perceptions of death can be made public through photography but also explores new ways to sort out and reconstruct family relationships through visual creation after the stop of the photographer's mother's life. Moreover, it highlights the therapeutic function of related visual media in healing the emotional and psychological trauma brought about by death.
Yuehan Hao (b.2000) is an artist dedicated to visual creation. She graduated from Kede College of Capital Normal University with a photography major. Her creations mainly revolve around photography, combining documentary and conceptual images to explore the relationship between life, free consciousness, and bodily imagery through everyday observations and reflections. Her works have been exhibited in Shanghai, Beijing, Greenville, Sao Paulo, Arles, and published in art magazines, spreading worldwide.
