Interstellar series is created by photographer Shine Huang in 2019, by using grind rice and photogram (an analog photographic process), revealing the idea of culture beyond time and universe.
The galaxy like silver particles scattered on the giant black circle which floating in the square frame. That is a complexity of artist’s concept formation and culture practicing. In the Chinese folklore, people believe the universe is a circle and the ground are a square (flat). The “galaxy” is the result of the rice being manually grind in the mortar and pestle. With the pass of the time, the form of the rice changed from grain to refined powder. The powder and grain are carefully placed on the photographic paper in the darkroom then exposed to the light to make image. In this process of image making, time is highly involved, physically and conceptually. Time can change lots of things: the shape of the things, the form of the things, but the essential of the things will still be remained.
About the artist
Shine Huang is a Chinese-born photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Best known for his portraiture and a practice that uses objects and figures to create abstracts in photogram.
Shine’ work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and other countries, such as Toris Gallery, Gutstein Gallery, Mason Fine Art Gallery, Art Design Project Gallery, Shanghai Xuhui Art Museum, Photolux Lucca Italy, Abington Art Center Philadelphia, Santa Fe Center for Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, APG Gallery, South Southeast Gallery. In addition, his work is held in a number of public collections and her photographs have been featured in publications including Lensculture, Ilford Photo, Spain Dodho Magazine, SXSE Photo, San Francisco Bay International Photography, PDN, and Atlanta Magazine.
Besides fine art photography, Shine also brings his aesthetic and visions into commercial productions in advertising, brand campaign and entertainment industry. He produces high value contents for clients such as: Aston Martin, Coca-Cola, Crown Royal, Hennessy, iHeart Radio, Isakson Living, Martell, Moët & Chandon, Neiman Marcus.
Shine received an MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, and a BS in Sport Management and Journalism from Arkansas State University. He has been and will continue evolving his visual language on culture and human nature.
