On Fantasy

On Fantasy exemplifies this interplay by questioning how imagery reshapes perception, deconstructing established visual conventions to uncover deeper layers of meaning. By situating her work within the expansive, surreal backdrop of the Colorado Desert, Wan disassembles the familiar, transforming landscapes into liminal spaces where reality and fantasy blur. Her approach echoes the deconstructive process by interrogating inherited narratives—drawing from Victorian tableaux vivants, yet subverting their historical rigidity through contemporary reinterpretations. Through this lens, performance becomes a tool for disassembling identity, revealing its fluidity and susceptibility to transformation. The theatricality of her compositions, coupled with the evocative nature of the desert terrain, mirrors the tension between permanence and transience, between the constructed and the organic. In a world of constant visual consumption, Wan’s work resists the ephemeral nature of contemporary imagery by fostering a contemplative experience—one that dismantles conventional perspectives and reconstructs new ways of seeing.