Silent Heart
2023
Through her careful selection of fiction and non-fiction book titles in English and Mandarin, Lavender Chang pays homage to the collective wisdom and imagination of humanity. Each book encapsulates the unique knowledge and insights of its author, a depth that surpasses the capabilities of current AI technology. The wisdom conveyed in these books is a product of the author's life experiences, a result of substantial processing over time, unlike the artificially generated content of AI lacking personal experience. In her deliberate approach to visual storytelling, she endeavours to capture the profound journey of the author's thought process, without revealing any legible text in the photos. Through a methodical and time-consuming image-making process, where each book is photographed only in moonlight, she seeks to capture the essence of each page, creating a singular image that embodies the powerful impact of the author’s mind.
