Samson Young: Intentness and Songs

This monograph, published on the occasion of Young’s exhibition at SFMOMA, features two new essays by curators Karen Cheung and Alison Guh, as well as a conversation between Xiaoyu Weng and the artist that delves into the exhibition’s emotional resonance and the philosophical implications of memory, AI, and time. The publication also includes an extended note on the technical aspects of the work. The texts are accompanied by archival image collages by book designer Dixon Chan.

Intentness and Songs is a multimedia installation that poetically traces the idiosyncratic rhythms of love, memory, and experiences of time. In this interconnected audiovisual landscape, Young draws on the duration and rhythm of human and generative AI memory-recall processes as the basis for polychromatic sculptures, videos, and a mesmerizing soundscape. Visitors are invited to wander through pathways of wooden boards, with markings created through a mix of techniques, and 3D-printed boards, etched and embedded with objects and memories excerpted from the lives of the artist and his husband.

Pages: 120
Dimensions: 190 × 240 mm
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Year: 2025
Publisher: Lenz Press