A vivid childhood dream persisted in the subconscious of painter and multidisciplinary artist Kang Chunhui (b. 1982, Urumqi, Xinjiang) for over three decades, resurfacing with renewed urgency in 2023. “Observing My Distant Self 73°40′E～96°23′E 34°25′N～48°10′N” (2019–23) is a multimedia project responding to Kang’s dream through a metaphorical pilgrimage back to the Western Regions, an area she left at the age of 18. Eight 2-meter-long synchronized videos juxtapose Kang’s artistic practice with historically, sociologically, and artistically significant Xinjiang locations that the artist has known since an early age: Kumtag Desert, Lop Nur, Bosten Lake, Tarim Poplar Forest, Kuqa Old Town, Tianshan Grand Canyon, Kizilgaha Beacon, and Kizil Caves.
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