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It's Only the End of the World (no.45) Painting

Mel Chan

Netherlands

Painting, Oil on Wood

Size: 23.6 W x 23.6 H x 2 D in

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Apocalyptic stories mirror our present anxieties, yet often slip into romantic escape. Instead of what Haraway calls “staying with the trouble,” they offer the relief of endings over the discomfort of living in damaged worlds. In It’s Only the End of the World, Mel Chan explores this paradox: the se...

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2023

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Painting, Oil on Wood

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23.6 W x 23.6 H x 2 D in

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Yes

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Not Framed

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IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD: FINDING HOPE IN THE RUINS The central focus of Mel Chan's practice revolves around finding hope amidst the impending apocalypse, while simultaneously tracing the intricate relations between our dystopian situation and the legacies of Colonialism and (Neo)Colonialism. Encompassing participatory performances, hypnotherapy, storytelling, painting, and video, my practices not only guide people to live with the crisis, but they also serve as an acknowledgement of historical causation and an investigation of remedies and hopes in times of precarity.

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