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Vivian Wong
Biography
Born on January 17, 1986 in Fairfax, Virginia.
Raised in Hong Kong and Bethesda, Maryland.
Attended Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland, 2000-2004.
Graduated from Cooper Union School of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2004-2008. Concentrations in video/animation, photography, and drawing.
Freelancer in New York City. 2008-present.
Statement
My work inhabits the intersection between the political and the personal: the liminal space where impersonal political structures become intimate, where collective memory and personal memory collide, and where fact and fiction can comfortably exist next to each other. As a filmmaker, I use the safety of the fictional distance in cinema to specifically explore female sexual vulnerabilities and exploit voyeuristic desires within the viewer. I take advantage of film’s ability to radically manipulate the viewer’s spatial and temporal experience in order to create non-linear narratives that explore the relationship between cultural and personal memory, psychological trauma, and obsessive reenactment of loss. At this present moment, I am fascinated by young women who are willing to redefine themselves in relation to a predominantly male military collective, literally and figuratively sacrificing their bodies to a faceless national identity. While recognizing that there is a certain comfort in anonymity, I can’t help but question how these women personally engage with the military institution. Do they become intimate with this seemingly sterile monolithic political body?
Fractured Atlas
Fractured Atlas is a 501(c)(3) public charity; all donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. All donations will be greatly appreciated. Nothing is too small ($5) or too big ($5000). I'll be glad to send you a drawing or small piece of art to show my appreciation. Here's a direct link to my FA donation page: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/2324.
C.V.
Vivian Wong
Born January 1986, Fairfax, VA.
Currently lives and works in New York City.
Education
2008
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Awards
2008
A. A. Low Fund Prize, The Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY.
Selected Group Exhibitions/Screenings
2004-2008
2009
2008
2007
Bibliography
2010
2008
2007
2006