Beyond the Window 2 

Lubang Lin created this window still life, Beyond the Window 2, using brushstrokes that capture the quietude of interior life. Lin, like many artists, returns to the window as a space between inside and out, a location resonant with identity and self-reflection. Windows have long served as visual metaphors for the gaze, suggesting the power dynamics inherent in who is looking, who is seen, and how representation is constructed. The plants are placed carefully on the window sill. They invite questions about the artist's subjective experience and relationship to the natural world. What does it mean to cultivate nature within an urban environment? Lubang Lin draws attention to the intersection of nature and culture, public and private, through the specific lens of his own experience, which is both personal and universally relatable.