Mixed media, HD video, color and sounds, 05’34’’, 2017

 

When Han Qian was clearing out her first apartment in Paris, the space—once inhabited for a year—still seemed haunted by traces of everyday life. Yet the absence of objects made her question the reality of memory and presence.

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Using a lint roller, she carefully collected dust from every surface of the room, attempting to reclaim and reconstruct the overlooked residues of the everyday. These gathered particles were later assembled into an abstract image. Through this process, the artist seeks to access the subtle materials hidden in time, treating the fusion of memory and what can no longer be recalled as a path to reawakening both remembrance and imagination.