English
I am Dans Wong (Ziwen Wang), and my work revolves around the themes of time, repetition and order. I was diagnosed with autism in childhood, and during that time I developed a strong fascination with clocks. By observing clocks and reflecting on time, I gradually formed my own way of understanding the world—one that is closely tied to the repetitive tendencies of autism.
I began my artistic journey with printmaking. The reproducibility of this medium allowed me to explore the relationship between repetition and difference. For me, even within repetition, there are always subtle differences to be found. I often search for new creative possibilities within simple and repetitive forms, and over time I expanded beyond printmaking to painting, installations, and performance art, broadening the range of my practice.
My reflections on time later expanded from “clocks” to structured formats such as calendars, class schedules, and timetables. I am interested in how these frameworks reveal the rhythm and order of time. To me, time is not merely a tool for measurement and record-keeping, but something deeply intertwined with repetition and everyday experience.
In my work, “stars” symbolize the autistic community—individuals who shine within society yet are often unable to be fully understood. “Grids” represent the institutionalized structures of time and regulation, which invisibly shape people’s behavior and ways of living. From these two element, I explore how personal experience is organized, adjusted, or even brought into contradiction within systemic frameworks. Each brushstroke, each table I construct, and each intervention in time is my way of exploring the relationship between myself and social order—sometimes aligning and coordinating, other times questioning and reconstructing.
I hope through my practice to bring together personal experience, reflection, and artistic language. Through constant repetition, I search for new possibilities; through difference, I uncover unique values. In doing so, I have gradually built a personal worldview centered on time, repetition, and order.