Excited to have my solo show at Almine Rech Shanghai, China, open from 6 September to 12 October. Through a series of paintings and sculptures, viewers are invited to contemplate the rise and fall of civilisations in the age of globalisation. Complex interplays of destruction and renewal, natural and artificial, and the duality of the "in-between" Chinese Diaspora identity, are all brought to light in the backdrop of geopolitical and historical events, in our rapidly changing world where history is written by victors.
The show is constructed around the concept of a Chinese garden with sculptures 3d printed in porcelain which draw inspiration from traditional Chinese 'scholar's rocks' or 'spirit stones. Embodying microcosms of landscapes they are meditative focal points between nature and civilisation, the sculptures reflect on a world formed by datascapes shaped by the light speed movements of capital that creates both utopias and dystopias.
Surrounding the sculptures are paintings of landscapes and still lifes, composed of scenes from the 1744 Qianlong Emperor's imperial album "40 Views of the Yuanming Yuan". These paintings have been digitally reformed to hover like auroras over the top GDP cities of Modern China, providing a haunting contemporary juxtaposition to the historical imagery.
27 Huqiu Road, Floor 2,
200002 Shanghai, China
Tuesday – Saturday, open 11am – 7pm