Alex Backstrom
In residence from October 4th, 2015 to January 2nd, 2016
Transit
"This artist book contains layers of acrylic, and photographs printed on transparent paper, to create a moment where the past, the present, and the future become one. While reading the text, merged within the images, fragments of memories, and non-fictional events create an abstract line with no precise beginning or end. Two distinct directions force the viewer to create their own route through abstract paragraphs, concealed inside thick acrylic sheets where they might function as something exceeding or transcending time. Working with the subject of time travel, and the fluidity of subjective perception of time and memory, Alex Backstrom uses the subway line 4 in Shanghai as a metaphor for the inhabitants’ transitions as they travel along the line, moving back in time as they remember, and then once again forward to create new memories."
In memory of Alex Backstrom, 1982–2018.