WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ART?
KELLY'S ARTISTIC VISION WAS FIRSTLY SET IN MOTION IN OSCAR WILDE'S FAMOUS QUOTE: "ALL ART IS QUITE USELESS", INFLUENCED BY AESTHETIC MOVEMENT, KELLY BELIEVED IN [ART IS ART] THROUGHOUT THEIR EARLY STAGE OF CREATION. YET THAT VIEW SHIFTED THROUGH THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19, IN A WORLD WHERE ORDER WAS CHALLENGED AND RESHAPED, WHAT ROLE SHOULD AN ARTIST PLAY BECAME A CRUCIAL REFLECTION.
NEW FOUNDATION WAS BUILT, WHAT ABOUT US?
ALL WE HAVE TO DO, IS KEEP CREATING, FEARLESSLY AND TRUTHFULLY.
WELCOME TO MANIAC'S PLAYGROUND.
EXHIBITION RECAP IN VIDEO
OFFICIAL EXHIBITION POSTER
PART 1: DISTORTION
DISTORTION IS AN ONGOING PHOTOGRAPHY BASED GRAPHIC DESIGN COLLECTION, STARTED FROM AUTUMN 2017 WHEN KELLY FIRST MOVED TO LONDON.
ORIGINALLY THE PROJECT WAS CREATED AS A PHOTOGRAPHY ZINE TO SHOWCASE A YOUNG ADULT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM BEYOND TEENAGE HOOD.
AS THE PROJECT GREW AND DEVELOPED, IT BECOMES A BODY OF WORK THAT EXPLORES A MIXTURE FEELING CREATOR'S FEAR THAT THEY MIGHT NEVER BE "FOUND" OR "SEEN" THROUGH A KALEIDOSCOPE VISION.
EXHIBITION DISPLAY: FRAMED TRANSPARENT A4 PRINTS, INKJET, BACK BY A4 MIRROR.
GENRE: PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN
BELOW ORDER IS HOW THESE IMAGES WERE DISPLAYED.
PART 2: WORDSMATTER
35 POETRY CARDS WITH POEM WRITTEN AND GRAPHIC DESIGNED BY KELLY.
A COLLECTION OF POEMS WRITTEN BETWEEN 2019 - 2025. POEMS USED ARE DESIGNED TO BE READ EITHER SEPARATELY OR COLLECTIVELY. CARDS ARE DESIGNED TO BE USED AS A BOOKMARK.
EXHIBITION DISPLAY: 60MM X 60MM SQUARE CARD ON 350MG COTTON PAPER [PRINTED BY MOO]. INSERTED IN A CARD DISPOSING MACHINE.
GENRE: PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, POETRY.
PART 3: YOU CAN GO BACK, BUT YOU CAN'T BE BACK.
MEMORIES, THE SWEETEST POISON FOR A CREATOR. WE CREATE FROM MEMORY, BUT DETAILS GET LOST IN TIME GRADUALLY.
MAY ALL YOUR IMPORTANT MEMORIES STAY EVERGREEN.
EXHIBITION DISPLAY:
POEM PRINTED ON A4 100MG PLAIN WHITE PAPER, INKJET PRINTER.
LEFT SIDE OF POLAROID SHOT ON POLAROID LAND CAMERA [2018], RIGHT SIDE OF POLAROID SHOT ON POLAROID FLIP [2025].
BOTTON LEFT PRINT WAS PRINTED AT NEKOBA RISO STUDIO [JP].
GENRE: PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, POETRY.
PART 4: LOST...
MEMORIES, THE SWEETEST POISON FOR A CREATOR. WE CREATE FROM MEMORY, BUT DETAILS GET LOST IN TIME GRADUALLY.
MAY ALL YOUR IMPORTANT MEMORIES STAY EVERGREEN.
EXHIBITION DISPLAY: 106 PAGES BOOK, PERFECT BOUND. COVER PRINTED ON SILVER PAPER, INNER PRINTED ON CHORME PAPER. PRINTED AT PAPER MATTER PRINTING STUDIO [CN].
GENRE: PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHILOSOPHY.
[BOOK VIDEO COMING SOON...]
PART 5: HELLO, MY TRIGGER WARNING IS...
[HELLO, MY NAME IS...] STICKER - A GREAT CULTURE ITEM THAT'S WIDELY USED ACROSS AND BEYOND CREATIVES. BUT NAMES DON'T ALWAYS GET REMEMBERED, A STICKER THAT SERVES NO MORE THAN BASIC INFORMATION.
WHAT ABOUT EXCHANGING OUR FEARS? THINGS THAT COULD BE A JOKE, A LITERAL TAKE, A STATEMENT... ANYTHING THAT MAKES US HUMAN, AND CONNECTS OUR EMOTIONS.
EXHIBITION DISPLAY: 106 PAGES BOOK, PERFECT BOUND. COVER PRINTED ON SILVER PAPER, INNER PRINTED ON CHORME PAPER. PRINTED AT PAPER MATTER PRINTING STUDIO [CN].
GENRE: PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHILOSOPHY.
