#1: Introduction

Hello everyone, I am Liu Shiyuan. I am honored to introduce my latest solo exhibition, at Fotografiska in Shanghai, titled "CRISPR Whisper". The Chinese name is "Palindrome Whisper". This is the first time I have had the opportunity to hold my own exhibition in a space that discusses photography and imagery, and I am very excited about this.

Unlike my previous works, the theme of this exhibition is related to the latest scientific technology called CRISPR. It symbolizes the potential boundaries of human nature. It is a technology that can cut, paste, and re-edit DNA, just like editing a film reel. This technology can have both positive and negative impacts. The negative impact is that we can potentially modify DNA species we want. However, if we use this technology to transform ourselves, we may gradually lose our humanity, and the natural laws, leading to chaotic results. This is similar to our current online culture.

Therefore, I decided to use the CRISPR technology as a starting point and incorporate it before “Whisper" It reflects my approach to image creation over the past decade. I have been focused on the editing and cutting of images, and I hope that, like the CRISPR technology, this process can be dedicated to improvement rather than leading to our loss of humanity.