The Garden of Being — Suzhou, 2026

I’m pleased to share the opening of my upcoming solo exhibition The Garden of Being at Unknown Journey Art Space, Banyan Tree Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou.

This exhibition builds directly from my recent residency at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai. That period allowed for a shift in the work — not just in output, but in thinking.

The central question became quite simple:
What happens when the photograph is no longer treated as an image, but as a condition?

The works in this exhibition extend photography into object and environment. Using UV printing on acrylic combined with hand heat-forming, the image is no longer flat. It bends, holds tension, and occupies space. It asks the viewer to move, not just look.

There is also a strong dialogue with Chinese landscape thinking, particularly shanshui traditions, where absence and atmosphere carry equal weight to form. This has deeply influenced how I approach both image construction and spatial experience.

Rather than presenting landscape as something external, these works attempt to situate the viewer within it — moving from observation to immersion.

This exhibition would not have been possible without the conversations and connections formed during my time in Shanghai, particularly those that opened new ways of thinking about image, material, and place.

If you are in Suzhou between 31 March and 25 May, I would be glad for you to experience it in person.

VENUE / ADDRESS
Unknown Journey Art Space
1st Floor, Banyan Tree Yangcheng Lake
Suzhou, China

未知之旅艺术空间
苏州市阳澄湖悦榕庄一楼

Curator:
Emma Wang / 王 Emma
Producer:
Wang Nili / 王妮莉

ORGANISERS
Parts Unknown / 未知之旅艺术
Untitled / 未命名艺术
CO-ORGANISER
Home Artisan / 艺术商店
SPECIAL THANKS
Banyan Tree Yangcheng Lake / 阳澄湖悦榕庄

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