Viewing the Falls from a Mountain Pavilion, from the series "Sacrifice"

Curator: This is Lee Chun-Yi’s "Viewing the Falls from a Mountain Pavilion," part of the artist's "Sacrifice" series, made in 2005. What strikes you about it? Editor: It feels like a memory struggling to surface, both present and distant. The grid almost dissolves the landscape. Curator: Precisely, the grid's imposition on the landscape suggests a structure attempting to contain the sublime. The stark black and white palette further emphasizes this tension. Editor: It's like trying to capture a feeling, the essence of a place, but the grid, this very system, gets in the way. A sacrifice of experience for… what? Control? Curator: Perhaps. Or a representation of imposed order. The formal elements certainly reinforce a reading of restraint. Editor: Well, it makes me wonder what’s lost when we try to quantify beauty. Curator: A fitting sentiment to ponder as we conclude. Thank you.