165 Amber 琥珀

LING SUM YI
Amber 琥珀
Microscopy of inkjet printing photographs
顯微術紙本噴墨打印
Set of 9; 50x70 cm (in Frame)
2024

Amber is inspired by my daily duties in the laboratory. The stark contrast between myself as an artist and researcher in a laboratory prompts my contemplation of art and science. I then began to explore the microscope in my workplace. I intended to transcend its traditional use and employ it as a camera lens to observe the microscopic realm of my shattered smartphone. An enigmatic substance—amber-hued and bubble-like, densely clustered along the edges was revealed under the microscope, it showed neither water droplets nor bubbles, as if an unknown element inhabiting above the broken screen.

The piece experiments the microscope as a lens-based tool, extend its professional use on art practices, also reflects the differences and possibilities between art and science. When science points to precise while art creation remains open-ended, are they both manifested in the work and showcasing resonance and coexistence.

琥珀 源於我在實驗室的工作日常。以藝術創作者的身份在實驗室工作，促使我思考藝術與科學之間的關係。於是我開始探究工作中常接觸的顯微鏡。我意圖超越顯微鏡的傳統用途，將其作為觀察微觀角度的鏡頭。我將一部屏幕破裂的手機置於顯微鏡下觀察。屏幕上有種呈琥珀色的不明物質，以密集的氣泡狀態遍佈電話邊緣；經過測試後，它並非水珠和氣泡，亦無法擠破，彷彿一種全新未知的生物依附在屏幕上生活。

作品不僅是對顯微鏡作為攝影工具的試驗，將專業儀器延伸至藝術創作；同時反思藝術與科學的異同。當科學著重精準、而藝術創作保持開放性結果時，兩者可否同時在作品中展示共鳴與共存。

Artist Statement 

LING Sum Yi (aka 032), graduated from the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong in 2022, majoring in New Media Art. She mainly uses images, photography and new media as mediums. Her artwork mostly relates to herself, society and popular culture. 032 focuses on the relationship between images, pictures and identity, and their mutual significances in the digital age.

032 is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Fine Art at the CUHK, while also conducting research on a biodiversity virtual museum at the School of Life Sciences of the CUHK.

寧琛頤，又名032，2022年畢業於香港城市大學創意媒體學院，主修新媒體藝術。寧氏主要以圖像、攝影和新媒體為創作媒介；作品圍繞自身、現況和流行文化的觀察。寧氏專注圖像、畫面與身份之間的關係，思考三者在數碼時代的意義。

寧氏現於香港中文大學攻讀藝術文學碩士、並同時於中文大學生命科學學院進行有關生物多樣性的虛擬博物館研究工作。