1200+ PORTRAITS
Since May 2024, I have initiated a real-time, participatory art experiment on the platform TikTok: through live streaming, I randomly select approximately 8–10 strangers each day and create their portraits. Gender, age, and appearance are determined by the contingencies of the platform and the immediate involvement of the audience. By August 2025, this practice has resulted in a total of 1,200+ portraits.
The audience’s participation disrupts the traditional one-directional relationship between artist and subject, generating new meanings within the cycle of “being seen – being drawn – being shared.” These portraits collectively form a living archive of 1,200 moments, a tapestry of collective memory shaped by randomness, interaction, and digital presence.
The audience’s participation disrupts the traditional one-directional relationship between artist and subject, generating new meanings within the cycle of “being seen – being drawn – being shared.” These portraits collectively form a living archive of 1,200 moments, a tapestry of collective memory shaped by randomness, interaction, and digital presence.
自2024年5月起，我在 TikTok 平臺上發起了一項實時的參與式藝術實驗：通過直播，我每天隨機選擇約8–10位陌生人，為他們創作肖像。性別、年齡與外貌均由平臺的隨機性以及觀眾的即時參與所決定。截至2025年8月，這一實踐已累計完成1200余幅肖像。
觀眾的參與打破了藝術家與對象之間傳統的單向關系，在「被看見—被描繪—被分享」的循環中不斷生成新的意義。這些肖像共同構成了一份由1200個瞬間編織而成的「活檔案」，是一種由隨機性、互動性與數字存在共同塑造的集體記憶圖景。
觀眾的參與打破了藝術家與對象之間傳統的單向關系，在「被看見—被描繪—被分享」的循環中不斷生成新的意義。這些肖像共同構成了一份由1200個瞬間編織而成的「活檔案」，是一種由隨機性、互動性與數字存在共同塑造的集體記憶圖景。
2024.05
Category:
Participatory Practice
Portrait Drawing
Archival Documentation
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