Saturday, 21 December 2013

Long-Bin Chen

Long-Bin Chen is known for his skilful transformation of out-of-date books, newspapers, magazines, and computer paper into art that—when viewed from a distance—appears to be made of wood or marble.  Chen’s work is not only a commentary on human consumption and waste, it also mourns the pre-digital era of bound books.  His art approaches the book object as an aesthetic object and attempts to combine ideas and concepts from the East with those from the West.