Thank you for taking the time to speak with us, Mr. Ding Yi. Your exhibition "Prediction and Retrospection" at Château LaCoste has garnered much attention. To start, could you explain the inspiration behind this exhibition's title?
D.Y: The title can be divided into two parts: "Prediction" and "Retrospection." I used a framework-type clue to show my works from the earliest series of Appearance of Crosses in 1988 to the recent ones related to constellation. This exhibition includes works from different eras and shows the experiments with various materials. My latest work, created four months ago, reflects certain clues and the latest thoughts I had towards the artistic realm.
Alfredo, as the curator, how did you approach organizing this exhibition, given its dual focus on prediction and retrospection?
What gave me the incipit for the curatorial rationale was this idea of the grid, which is indeed the basic structure for the digital realm today, the foundational element whereupon everything else is built, connected, experienced and circulated. That visual ‘digital matrix’ of his work is precisely the result not only of time mapping, but also of those societal codes that inform our lives now, when we are both physical and virtual at the same time.
