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Kristiana 莊礼恩 Chan
Intertidal I, 2020
C-print, 14 x 11 inches
Edition AP, signed, on print
Unframed
Courtesy of the artist
Estimated value: $575
Using camera-less alternative photography, I printed these images on site at low tide at various reefs in Santa Cruz and Monterey county. Considering the maternal associations of the ocean, I hoped to allude to the dream-memory of being in the womb. Depicting a kelp body who thrives in briny waters not so unlike a human womb environment, this image is part of an ongoing series that recalls the maternal and ancestral lineage of the ocean.
Image courtesy of Ken Bennett
About the Artist:
Kristiana 莊礼恩 Chan
Kristiana Chan is a first-generation Malaysian Chinese artist, writer, and educator from the American South. Her work examines the intersection of ancestry, memory, and race. She researches the political, historical, and environmental heritage of the landscape and its material elements, and incorporates their environmental and elemental properties into her processes. Working across disciplines, she often use video projection, archival photography, sound collage, and cut paper in addition to experimental photographic chemical processes. She is a teaching artist mentor with the Performing Arts Workshop and a member of West Oakland–based CTRL+SHFT Collective. She is a graduate of the New York Foundation of Arts Immigrant Artist program and has curated with Kearny Street Workshop and the California Institute for Integral Studies. Kristiana is based in the Bay Area.
Website: kristiana-chan.com
Instagram: @kristi_chan
Venmo: @kristi-chan
