Michelle Xianou Ni
XIANOU NI
In my work I aim to create multi-layered meanings of images and methods of depiction.
I am interested in the visual contradictions that exist between the presentations of nature
and machinery, complexity and simplicity.
The combination of natural and geometric forms becomes a methodology that I explore in
my design ideas. Connotative qualities permeate the sculptural form that aims to inspire
an emotional as well as aesthetic response.
I strive to create functionality by describing conflict, disorder, non-integration and the illogical
factors between form and function. Movement and intriguing combinations of elements refer to
my attempt to find rich methods to reconstruct the objects that have previously been destroyed;
thus creating independent and playful forms that offer novelty to the viewer through their sculptural qualities.
It is important for me not to think in terms of principles in formal composition, but rather
of questioning structures. In this way I juxtapose the structure, materials and technique with expressive ideas.