Panoptic Segmentation

Panoptic Segmentation #

2022-2024, Medium: Photography, video, performance, publishing, and installation.

Panoptic Segmentation refers to an image segmentation method in computer vision that allows machines to separate objects into segments. From a socio-political perspective, this method draws a parallel with the panopticon, a disciplinary mechanism based on continuous surveillance. Both systems operate similarly by breaking down objects into segmented components.

From a self-reflective critical stance, my practice seeks to identify, unravel and decode the mechanics behind power structures in order to tackle the invisible. I am eager to question the relationship between a collective political identity and our experiences as individuals. All with the purpose of deconstructing the notion of language so as to tear apart signifiers and reconstruct meaning.

image π, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2023, Self-Published Artist book, Handmade, Edition of 25, Riso print, 143 x 81 x 12 mm.

 

image of us and them Us and Them, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2023, Self-Published Poster, edition of 150, Riso print, 59.4 x 42 cm.

 

image of eclipse Eclipse, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2022, Archival pigment print, 120 x 80 cm.

 

image Eye Exercises, Yujie Zhou and Christy Poinsettia Ma, 2024, Two-Channel Video, Color, Sound, 12:16 minutes.

 

image of shadow theater Shadow Theater, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2022-2023, Archival Pigment Print, Not Framed, Hand-Stitched and Double-Sided, 525 x 25cm.

 

image Lunisolor Calendar, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2022-2023, Performance, Letterpress print on 24 bound sheets of Chinese paper, 69 x 165 cm.

 

image Ladder and Wall, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2022, Ceramics, 65 x 45 x15 cm.

 

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Making Myself Invisible, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2023, 105 x 105 cm, Jacquard Weave, Handwoven, Wool and Cotton.

 

image Yellow River, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2023-2024, Site-specific installation, Sublimation print on barks.

 

image of where are you from Where are you from, from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2022, Self-Published Photo Book, Handmade, Edition of 20.mRiso print, 186 mm x 126 mm x 7 mm.

 

image of dictionary Dictionary of Self-Censorship , from the series Panoptic Segmentation, 2023, On-site Collective Writing Project.