Material of Language Final 2020 Spring

aaalone is a series of concrete poetry experiments about reconstructing language to interpret loneliness in the context of both English and Chinese. The project is focused on using programming languages (python and javascript) to break down the visual language that we are using daily and create a new visual form in which the visual aspect is more meaningful than the verbal meaning itself. The collection of concrete poems takes viewers to look at my relationship with loneliness. It is also meant to help them reflect on their feelings during the self-quarantine.

2:07, Video, Zeyao, April 2020

2:07, Video, Zeyao, April 2020

4 months ago, I never thought I would be staying home by myself for more than one and half month, without any physical interaction with other human beings. It all starts well, like, who doesn't want to have a full apartment by themselves? However, it doesn't take me even a week to realize that I become so lonely. I live in the epicenter of a global pandemic, yet I have no one to talk to or hold hand with.