Wei Wang 王未

These screenprints on handmade mulberry paper feature images of blue tape playfully expressing itself through different lengths, shapes, and severity of tear. wei Wang’s composition centers and isolates each piece, granting us a new way of viewing material typically used in a supporting role. In Wang’s work, ephemeral materials such as the blue tape become metaphorical time capsules of memory and identity. The artist explains:

My approach to creating is through the lens of being an alien and queer in unfamiliar environments and given spaces. . . . Highlighting the integrity of my chosen materials and sources of information are a big part of my creative process, especially when most of the materials are commonly considered secondary and ephemeral.

–Lana Wang, THAD Fellow, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Department, 2023; 

RISD BFA 2024, Illustration