Photo by Li Jianwen

Photo by Li Jianwen

BIO

Muzi Li Rowe is a visual artist. She had been living between Sydney, Beijing, and Oahu since the age of 17, and now resides in Northern California. She received a Bachelor of Visual Arts from University of Sydney, Australia, and a Master of Fine Art from University of California Davis. Rowe’s artwork has been shown in China, Australia and the United States.

Rowe is also the creator of Eighteen Percent Labs, a photography service for creatives of all kinds. 

I’m excited to be a part of this year’s Positive/Negative Juried Art Exhibition at East Tennessee State University. Check out the show if you’re in the area! . January 28 - February 22, ETSU Slocumb Galleries. Juror’s lecture and reception on February 21, 5-7pm . Thank you to juror Ann Meisinger. . . . #photography #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #obsoletetechnology #positivenegative #etsu #fineartphotography #alternativeprocess #historicprocess #mementomori #phoneportrait #tintype #largeformat #analogue #analog #medium #process #photographasobject I’m fascinated with the craft of paper cutting and the way resourceful artisans make their tools from recycled bicycle parts. Their tools and cutting mat become works of art themselves. Pictured: Tools and paper cuttings made by Master Gao Dianxin. . . . #handmadetools #papercutting #jianzhi #yuxian #medium #tools #process #folkart #craft #chinesefolkart #剪纸 #蔚县 Happy to find these beautiful walnut frames on S street at R and M Framing. More shadow boxes to come! . . . #shadowbox #framing #randmframing #diy #tintype #wetplate #phonepotrait #alternativeprocess #alternativephotography #wip #studio #photography These are photographs of old family photographs, each bubble is an exposure made on film using a cell phone lens. I made these a couple of years ago and they always seemed unfinished until recently when I started looking at each bubble individually, they began talking to me. There is so much emotion, anger, sadness and frustration yet I feel calm and a sense of closure. I’m looking at an event that has become a part of myself. I’m calling these photographs bookends. . . . #photography #photographicprocess #handmadecamera #reproductions #familyphotos #oldphotos #omen #abstraction #medium #themediumisthemessage #bookends #blackandwhite #analog #analogue #digital #memories #photographasobject #fineartphotography #processing #thinking Really excited that two of my wet plate phone portraits are selected to be a part of Analog|Digital @beacongallery Opening tomorrow night at 6pm! . . . #analoguephotography #analogdigital #largeformat #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #mementomori #obsoletetechnology #oldphones #beacongalleryboston #analog #analogue #photography #4x5 #photographasobject #blackandwhite #flipphone #assemblage #shadowbox #memorabilia New year. New project. More #krappykamera to come. #drawing #photography #mixedmedia #nokia #toyo4x5 #nikond810 #iphone6s #photography #mementomori #analogdigital #wetplate #photographasobject #artworkdocumentation #mediumisthemessage Giving oldish plates a new permanent home. Fingers crossed. . . . #framing #assamblage #shadowbox #mementomori #wetplate #photography #photographasobject My beautiful mama would’ve been 62 today. She loved baking. I made a cheesecake today because I miss her so very much.