IDIOMS
GIF triptych of mandarin idioms designed to be viewed via email format as part of “CHAIN MAIL”, a digital art exhibition in your inbox curated by HATCH. In collaboration with a select group of artists, HATCH presented the ubiquitous newsletter in a new light as a site for art-making, innovation, amplification, and creativity.

Below is a recreation of how the exhibition was forwarded to subscribers.

Chain 1: Nostalgia
What does nostalgia look, sound like, smell like, or taste like? In this time of crisis, what memories do you long for? In this time of crisis, what systems and views of the past do we need to reconcile with?


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