NOCTURNE (2014)
This is a project in which all works are made from my own hair and paper, treated to preserve on a long term. Broken stockings and mirror are the additional elements in some of these works. Although these peculiar materials were made to appear abstract from a distance, as someone steps closer and realises their obvious materiality, they sense another layer of meaning beneath the seemingly abstract shapes.
Whereas some audience might read these works with erotic connotation, they are riddles to myself. The combination of broken stockings and hair creates provocative images. However, the intriguing texture created by the repetitive, meticulous layering of paper and hair delivers a meditative, almost monk-like state of mind.
- Yi Dai, 2014
This is a project in which all works are made from my own hair and paper, treated to preserve on a long term. Broken stockings and mirror are the additional elements in some of these works. Although these peculiar materials were made to appear abstract from a distance, as someone steps closer and realises their obvious materiality, they sense another layer of meaning beneath the seemingly abstract shapes.
Whereas some audience might read these works with erotic connotation, they are riddles to myself. The combination of broken stockings and hair creates provocative images. However, the intriguing texture created by the repetitive, meticulous layering of paper and hair delivers a meditative, almost monk-like state of mind.
- Yi Dai, 2014
Title: Nocturne No.1
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2013
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2013
Title: Nocturne No.2
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.3
Dimension: 70cm x 46cm x 4cm (28in x 18in x 1.5in) per panel, 3 panels in total
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 70cm x 46cm x 4cm (28in x 18in x 1.5in) per panel, 3 panels in total
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.4
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, broken stockings, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, broken stockings, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.5
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D) per panel, 2 panels in total
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, broken stockings, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D) per panel, 2 panels in total
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, broken stockings, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.6
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.7
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 70cm W x 46cm H x 4cm D (28in W x 18in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Detail image
Title: Nocturne No.8
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.9
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, broken stockings, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Title: Nocturne No.10
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014
Dimension: 46cm W x 70cm H x 4cm D (18in W x 28in H x 1.5in D)
Materials: Mixed media (my hair, layers of Japanese paper, mirror, wood, and transparent waterproof acrylic medium)
Year: 2014