- I have been continuously hunting for my connection with the world, experiencing solicitude as well as telepathy existing among people.
Art has the possibility to activate the zone of silence, because it can bridge the gap between past and present, speak the collective states of things, revaluate our relationships, as well as extend to new dialogists.
Redeveloped for mixed-use in the mid-20th century, Noble Park is now a multicultural and multifunctional immigrant community with vibrant shopping, entertainment, industry precinct and transport hub. Although it has undergone ups and downs, there is many preserved historical and cultural heritage for aboriginal residents. However, there are not many visual presentations for today’s place image, and the language barrier has lead to apathetic neighbourhood relations.
Channel, 2018, YE LIU, Noble Park, Melbourne, Photo by YE LIU
This project aims to create a new place image, reflecting today’s multicultural society in Noble Park. The site of my work is a bus stop on the main street, which is a superb geographic location, with a good flow of people and excellent visibility. With the bus stop as its frame, this artwork will utilise colourful cellophane and reflective mirror stickers to create visual appeal in merging colours, lights and shadows. Standard colours selected from 15 national flags and the patterns abstracted from the features of Noble park in combination with a cube shape symbolise memory box to connect residents and community. The multiple reflections generate a sense of space-time interweaving that looks like a time tunnel, to project the memories of this place.
Creating active subjects in the Noble park could be beneficial to break through passive situations and activating the community. This idea starts with encouraging a positive environment, providing a comfortable psychological stage and then enhance their own identity in this community and review this place and their relations.