YUAN LIN

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    • La Gomera, Canary Islands
    • Korpo, Finland
    • East Haddam, USA
    • Skopje, North Macedonia
    • Marnay-sur-Seine, France
    • Zhujiajiao, China
    • Toffia, Italy
    • Pedvale, Latvia
    • Porto, Portugal
    • Torreles de Foix, Spain
    • Gorna Lipnitsa, Bulgaria
  • Projects
    • Outsider's Tour
    • A Forgettable Tour
    • Not Lost in Bremen
    • Bremer Romance
    • How to Campaign in Bremen
    • Translation Project
    • A Body of Work
    • Mockumentaries
    • The Overseers' Tour
    • Dual Life
    • Chart of Happiness
    • I see nothing but trees
    • Googly Eyes Project
    • WePod
    • Mensa Food Review
    • Lucky Vision Bro
    • Giving and Receiving
    • Manifesto
    • Conceptual Attempts
    • Ramp Address
    • Home for Home
    • A Study of Watercolor
  • Photography
    • Bremer Romance
    • How to Campaign in Bremen
    • 2022 Film Roll 34 - 41
    • 2021 Film Roll 26 - 33
    • 2020 Film Roll 5 - 25
    • 2019 Film Roll 1 - 4
  • Sound & Video
  • Fine Art
    • Sculpture
    • Printmaking
    • Drawing
    • Ceramics
  • Theatre
    • Scenic Painting
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2023.9
Residency at Brashnar Creative Project in Skopje, North Macedonia

Skopje Fengshui Fountain
This piece is about what I see in Skopje - water fountains, dolls at the bazaar market, sculptural objects on the street and in the park, bee boxes, abandoned buildings with rebars sticking out, casinos, young couples with babies, dogs lying in the middle of the road, Skopje's version of Arc de Triomphe, etc. In this installation with concrete structures and plastic toys, quirky things in Skopje interact with each other and thus become even more bizarre.

​By the way, in Chinese households or indoor spaces, a water fountain has an auspicious connotation, symbolizing the running of life, bringing good luck and fortune. ​
Photos I took of the actual Skopje, which form the Vardar River in the background of the installation: