Linda Loh was invited to be  one of several curators for an innovative curatorial project organised by a decentralised group called Lonely Rocks. The curators and founders represented every continent in the world, apart from Antarctica.

An exhibition of new media art about expanded self-portraiture was organised for Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach 2022.

Here is the introduction for curator Linda Loh, and why as an abstract artist, with her curiosity about the nature of self, she brings a unique angle to this project.

Linda Loh’s contribution to the project, “I”,  

“I”, HD video 1080×1920. 5 mins 10 secs. This is a portrait of the idea of “self”, comprising my own imagery that looks like the letter “I”. As this non-narrative work evolved, a multitude of thoughts and allusions arose, my own projections now embedded within it: Who am I? What is self? Where is self? Ephemeral and elusive moments, in and out of the physical realm; everyday earthly items blurring into otherworldly spectres, a rhythmic motion, like a heartbeat; totemic, scarab-like forms merge in and out with anatomic bodily shapes, centres of the body-mind, watery birth, channels, ascension, the symbol of the mirror, luminous dreamy interiority. A self portrait of a human prototype – ethereal and intangible.

Video stills:

Installation views of the booth at the fair are below. (Artist credits are forthcoming).

Lonely Rocks re-installed at FEED Media Art Centre, Erie, PA, USA, 2023. Photo: Benton C. Bainbridge.