Jennifer Wen Ma

Residual Warmth

Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2007

projection, bed, bed linens, heating blanket, mirror

An empty bed stands in the gallery. Ruffled bed linen and pillows suggest the shape of a human body, as if a person had just gotten up and left. The space on the bed where this body used to occupy is still warm to the touch. A mirror stands to one side of the bed, reflecting the act of looking back to the audience member.

In this quiet installation, absence informs presence.