Feature
Melbourne’s augmented reality: is public art the remedy to the city’s pandemic malaise?
Tim Byrne, Arts, The Guardian
The best works in the series are those that stand alone: both as great art that can be admired by a passerby, but also invigorated by the new technology – Ann Ryan’s The Duchess and the Butterfly II and Jingwen (Jina) He’s You Can Find Something Truly Important in an Ordinary Minute in particular. These are works that speak directly of renewal and transmutation.
ABC Art Works: Series 1 Episode 11 Just Not Australian Touring Exhibition | 18:06
ABC Art Works explores the full spectrum of the arts in Australia.
THE PRACTICE
As a person practicing in architecture with an art and design background, I deal with space transformations on a daily basis and I believe in the power of storytelling through spatial awareness and urban conditions. Art is not created within a vacuum. The public spaces and social interactions meet the practical and emotional needs of daily events. It provides me with the backdrops for the creations. I am fascinated with all the elements found in the existence of the public realm as well as stories being created. I have been exploring and utilizing various approaches and materials in expressing the ideas and subjects in relation to nostalgic elements of history, nature, memory, identity in environmental and social contexts.
GET IN TOUCH
Jina is always available for collaborations and talks worldwide. If you want to chat about design, arts, wine, or anything else, don’t hesitate in reaching out. 🙂
Jingwen (Jina) He
Architect | Artist | External Assessment Panel | Creative Maker
Based in Melbourne.
M.ARCH
Jina is a creative based in Melbourne with an art, design, and architecture background. Alongside working professionally in the industry, she is enthusiastic about tackling the puzzle with various approaches and from different perspectives. She had her proposed architectural installation built on-site and published in the local newspaper at the Bisenzio River, Italy in 2014. With a keen interest in public arts, she was selected as the external arts grants assessment panel member with the City of Melbourne. In 2021 she was commissioned to developed an augmented public artwork in Flinders Quarters.
She worked collaboratively with her close friend for the Archemist Podcast for a season titled ‘Is it what you wanted?‘ to bring out the voice in the creative industry. She also is an active contributor to a few publications and exhibitions. She is always making and exploring but sometimes she is planting.
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