Qinyan Liu
Queens, NY
https://designdorisliu.cargo.site/
IG: @shirorie_3

Beats of Goodbye
2024
Mixed paper (uncoated paper, vellum, cardstock) and slide film
6 x 8 inch

Artist Statement

When I see a bird flying by, I hear the whizzes of the wind through its feathers. And those are the beats when there are people saying at the same time—welcome home and goodbye. Deriving from the realm of travel photography, I found myself obsessed with photographing moving objects and moving scenes. This original photo book deliberately selects pictures from several past trips, resulting in a compilation of flying birds, planes, window views in a speeding train. By poetic curation of images, it explores the intricate emotional dynamics between traveling and returning, staying and running away. In addition to imagery, text, and typography, the book creates paradoxical rhythms and beats echoing the title by putting dark cardstock jacket and vellum foldouts together in contrast. While the interiors were offset printed, each jacket was stamped by hand, endowing it with another layer of undetermined, subtle nature.