Artwork Appreciation
LIN Ru-Duo’s Manufactured Landscapes 06: Clearance II is a montage of reassembled images based upon observations of an external environment that has been subject to excessive artificial changes. The resulting composition shows a realistic yet completely fabricated environment. The viewer sees through the cabin and dashboard of large machinery to see a gigantic cement factory with transport pipes that crudely span the entire canvas as well as the sprawling grasses. The composition is a reflection of the landscapes of Western Taiwan where industrial and agricultural plots crisscross each other. LIN Ru-Duo has managed to mold and recreate the external environment through this artwork in order to contemplate the conflicts between humans and nature.