Daily Notes by Dongyi Wu

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Dongyi Wu

Dongyi Wu's presentation at Equinox Gallery Daily Notes mainly features her recent three series of works: Passerby, Tired and No Longer Human.
Daily Notes are probably for repeatedly recording some of the things that seem to be useless. But they might remind people of the things that are mostly forgotten or ignored, which could be the treasure of our lives, says Wu.

Passerby shows people who walk on the streets with interesting clothes and accessories. By capturing their actions images and the wearing colors, Wu wants to show their lifestyle and some of their life attitude.

Series Works Tired share an interesting experience from Wu. She said: I felt very sleepy once an afternoon. I gradually felt my eyeballs were almost falling off from my eyes, and my eyelashes were also falling. Then I recorded the moment of feeling by my works. 

The inspiration of No Longer Human comes from the first three chapters of a Japanese Novel <No Longer Human>. It told a young man who tried to survive in a complex society. The salmon strip on the necklaces represents the young man's soul, and the other parts on works show the different surroundings that the young man may suffer.


About Dongyi Wu:
Dongyi Wu was born and raised in China. After completing her undergraduate education at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in China, Dongyi Wu came to Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) to work on her Master's Degree in Metals and Jewelry Design. After that, she continually worked as a studio residency in RIT. Now she is currently living and working as an artist resident and faculty instructor at Southwest School of Arts in San Antonio, TX.