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Where's the frame
December 2, 2020 10:24 AM
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Get to know one of London’s rising artists who are part of Lick The Future: Qijun Li. He is a 2020 grad from the RCA, whose very cool paintings reflect upon his life experiences growing up in the United Kingdom but being a member of the Chinese diaspora. Here are 5 questions.
Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera?
Britney... duh!
If this pandemic is a song, what do you think it’ll be?
haha, probably John William's soundtrack theme tune for jurrassic park, i have no idea why but it has incessantly popped into my head during lockdown, random i know.
Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster?
No, but i like the idea of Nessy.
Can you describe your work in less than 15 words?
Can I bullet point?
Contemporary living
shared experiences
ethnic cultures
childhood and adolescent experiences
diasporas
postmodernism
Internet
digital cultures
consumerism
identity
the mundane
Cool S
What's the best Wi-Fi name you've seen?
The LAN before time
Follow Qijun on his instagram.
Artwork photographs courtesy of the artist. Portraits taken by Alina zum Hebel (website/ instagram). Photography courtesy of where’s the frame? and Alina zum Hebel.
where’s the frame? - ‘Lick the Future’ is a collection of London vanguards comprising of 6 artists that are making waves. The collection will be available from December 2020 until the end of January 2021. Go to Qijun's collection page to check it out.
