The Burning Screen

In The Burning Screen , fleeting silhouettes emerge within expansive gestural abstractions, while smaller works depict figures in quiet interior settings. The exhibition resembles the juxtaposition of different sequences within a single frame, as seen in film or video art, creating a dialogue across different spaces and times. The viewer’s gaze shifts between the visual intensity of the large-scale works and the intimacy of the smaller paintings, focused on their inner life. The series docile_body examines tensions between the individual and disciplinary power, referencing Michel Foucault’s concept of the “docile body.” In black_fireworks , Wu Jiaru draws parallels between explosions and fireworks, questioning how screens transform catastrophes into spectacle. The series her_room explores the emotional life of solitary figures, while foreign_lines addresses questions of borders, displacement, and shifting cultural contexts. By juxtaposing sweeping gestures with more intimate registers within a single space, The Burning Screen reflects on how screens bring distant events into the private sphere, revealing the impact of digital technologies on our perception of reality and ourselves.