Acrylic on canvas

200 x 300 cm.78 3/4 x 118 1/8 in.

Signed，dated and titled in Chinese on the reverse

Chen Yujun b. 1976

Chen Yujun’s works have been dedicated to presenting the conflict between inner-self and external influence for years. He attempts to examine the broken identify issues of individuals in Asian countries under the globalization. The most well-known work is his “Temporary Family” series which starts from 2010. The “Temporary Family” means a “temporary home”，this textual explanation further extends the concept of temporary living in the context of globalization and modernization as well as the circumstances they are facing with.

The concept of this creation originated from Chen Yujun’s birth place，Putian，Fujian. Putian is known as the “Town of Immigration，” where numerous ancestors in the generation of Chen Yujun’s grandparents immigrated to Southeast Asia in pursuit of better life. Upon arriving to this area，the conflict between local culture and their own traditional customs forced them to constantly change themselves in order to adapt to the brand-new environment. When returned home in their later life with a new identity，they were forced to face the various issues in the mutual adaptation of the two again.

The “Temporary Family” series of Chen Yujun expressed the philosophical implication which coincides with the special condition of identify transformation. In “Temporary Family，” Chen Yujun attempted to create one unfamiliar space of “other people.” The artist extends the dwelling space into one in a cultural geographical sense，a strange and yet familiar field.

Price estimate:
HKD：200,000 - 300,000
USD：25,800 - 38,700

Auction Result:
HKD : 236,000