“This video explores the city of London through the frames that shape how we see it, especially its windows. By observing reflections, distortions, and the quiet moments held behind glass, I revisit the places that inspire my paintings. These frames not only structure the city visually, but also reveal how we move through it, how we look, and how the city looks back at us.”
References
Berger, J., 1972. Ways of Seeing. London: BBC and Penguin Books.
Bird in Flight (2015) Gail Halaban takes photos of Parisians through their windows. Available at: https://birdinflight.com/en/news/faces/gail-halaban-takes-photos-parisians-windows-homes.html (Accessed: 16 May 2025).
Davidson, C. (1955) 3rd Ave. El [film]. USA: Ardee Films. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQnpZ6ELE7A (Accessed: 3 November 2025).
Duro, P. (ed.) (1996) The Rhetoric of the Frame: Essays on the Boundaries of the Artwork. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kiarostami, A. (2017) 24 Frames. [Film] France/Iran: Charles Gillibert & Ahmad Kiarostami.
Romani, R. (2018). Framing A Life: Abbas Kiarostami’s Final Film. KPBS Public Media. Available at: https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2018/04/29/framing-life-abbas-kiarostamis-final-film (Accessed: 1 May 2025).
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About the artist
Lo Tsz Wan Yaya is an artist based in Hong Kong or London. She specialises mainly in painting and photography, exploring the boundaries of a ‘frame’ and the physicality of painting. Yaya graduated from Camberwell MA Fine Art Painting in 2025. Follow her work at @yayarttt.