Darian Lu

The Venture | 2016 Photography | 23.3/8 x 16.1/2 in NFS

darianylu@gmail.com

Darian Lu is a multi-disciplinary architect in New York. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Iowa State University, and her Master of Architecture from Columbia University in New York City. Darian created her own costume and acted in this performance where one volunteered to enter a dining experience alone, in an immersive environment created by the host. - “ To eat this alone ...to really enter the mental experience, do it alone.”

The Venture

The natural enveloping quality of this piece lends itself to the internal. Lu has layered her work with obvious elements and an underlying ambiguity. From the covered face of the figure, to the delicate pose and rooted veins weaving through the image, ‘The Venture’ emotes singularity. An exploration of the individual self can also be felt here. Artist Darian Lu has truly captured the beauty of being solitary, in photopoetry. -E.E. Jacks New York United States of America