Artist statement: Since COVID-19 spread, the hate toward Chinese and Asian people increased. However, when my parents mentioned that the news of Asian people being attacked in Australia made them anxious, I had to lie to comfort them by saying that the discrimination and violence had been exaggerated by the media. During the lockdowns in Melbourne, I took some selfies in my room. I selected four moments and edited them to be a square grid photograph. Later, I duplicated the grid photograph and finally put 150 000 copies, which symbolised 600 000 moments in one layout. A human being is not more than a colour block for viewers. Outside of my room, tens of thousands of people like me were there.
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Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
