Dina Chang (@dinachang) • Hey
Founding Artist + Curator @refraction
Half of Setta Studio
Publications
- I’d finally arrived in Senegal. The weather was hot, and I was flustered. When I started this project, there was no aim. I wanted to develop ideas and improve my technicality, but I no longer had the motivation. So I took a few days off to reset and gather my thoughts.
One morning, whilst showering, I remembered the dutch wax material and how my mother and her friend wore it. The patterns repeated throughout the fabric; the palette of colours was rich & vibrant. So I set out to replicate that vibe. The following commits are my initial attempts at making more complex patterns.
- **Ambrosia 3**
Number three of the three pieces we are posting for the @refraction X @lensprotocol fellowship.
"Ambrosia 3" we mixed medium format captured photographic images with 3d elements used in the original design of the clothing, collaging it together beyond recognition, our model becoming fused into the clothing pieces themselves. An internal landscape of colour and texture, this piece was made in collaboration with artist Sam Rolfes.
**Ambrosia 3 will be limited to 100 pieces.**
Thank you for collecting ✨✨✨
- I worked on ‘nth culture’ for three months - the longest I've worked on a single project. It had a lot of ups and downs, both on a technical and an emotional side. I was trying to represent my heritage whilst pushing myself technically. I was happy with the result, I had learned a lot, so It was time to push myself further. These outputs come from 3 commits I made while travelling to Mexico. There wasn't a particular style or direction in mind - just vibes.
- *'THE PERSISTENCE OF MAGNIFICENCE'*
the first artwork for **"EXHIBITION"**
a @lenster based role-playing gallery simulator
**24 hour Open Edition**
**50% mirror referral**
- Sharing my first work on here "Cyborg Qilin" featuring the mythical Chinese unicorn chasing the pearl of wisdom through the virtual matrix. The Qilin is a hooved chimera first mentioned in The Classic of Poetry (11th-7th century BCE) and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or death of a great sage.
- IXCXEX
2022
GIF generated by custom software
1920x1080 pixels
256 colors
180 frames
- **Elie & Georgette**
**– Chapter 1/10**
Open edition, live for 24 hours.
- Proud to share one of many artworks me and @malcolmlevy.lens curated for the @lensprotocol x @refraction.lens Fellowship Collection (launching today, stay tuned for more) ✨
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"Cyborg Qilin" by @andrewthomashuang.lens
Featuring a mythical Chinese unicorn chasing the pearl of wisdom through the virtual matrix.
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Andrew is a Chinese-American visual artist and film director known for his music videos for Bjork, FKA Twigs and Atoms for Peace. His films have been commissioned by and exhibited at the MoMA NYC, MoMA PS1, The Sydney Opera House and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
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Read more and collect below:
http://lenster.xyz/posts/0x016bfb-0x01
- Photographic exploration from summer.
GN 🥀
- Hello! Happy to be part of the lens community 👋
I’m Dina, an artist and curator based in Los Angeles. As lead curator and founding artist at @Refraction DAO, I'm helping build a decentralized ecosystem for artists + culture enthusiasts (we throw some pretty fun events, too!)
My visual art practice is called Setta. Me and my studio partner have always shared a love of art, technology and music. Our process is an experimental fusion of photography, motion and a rather balmy approach about how to apply software.
Excited for what's next ✨