Lottery Tickets
16” x 16”, 2020Wood Panel, Scratch Tickets, Paint
Lottery Tickets stems from my fascination with the scratch-off mechanism of lottery cards. The work seeks to capture the addictive tension of the “unknown,” ritualizing the visual language of the lottery into a gaze of desire and anticipation. Untouched lottery icons are assembled into a suspended, window-like structure, where repetition and emphasis heighten their visual presence. This fascination with revelation resonates with contemporary media’s refresh mechanisms, such as the endless downward scroll of social media feeds, which continually entice with the promise of new and uncertain content.
《Lottery Tickets》源于我对彩票“刮开”互动机制的兴趣。作品试图凝固这种带有上瘾特质的“未知”所引发的心理张力,并将彩票的视觉形式仪式化为一种对未知结果的凝视与迷恋。未刮开的彩票标识被拼接成类似“窗”的悬挂结构,通过重复与强调强化其视觉效应。我认为,这种对揭晓的迷恋与当代媒介中的刷新机制具有本质关联,例如社交媒体的无限下滑所带来的无尽未知与持续吸引。