a copy of a copy of a copy

I first encountered Lu Yang's work in 2023 at the Hirshhorn museum in Washington, DC. "A Window Suddenly Opens: Contemporary Photography in China" was an exhibit of 25 artists, and featured Lu Yang's work DOKU the Self : a 36-minute video piece in which the artist's androgynous avatar traverses the six paths of Buddhism and experiences a transcendent breakdown of the self. It's colorful,…