Environmental Consciousness

Xuanlynn Wang

28 September - 19 October 2024

I want you to draw a painting on the wall, without a brush or pigment. Only time and nature could render it bleak but beautiful.

The Environmental Consciousness Hypothesis assumes that the world’s environment in which we live exists within environmental consciousnesses. These resemble invisible and omnipresent elements surrounding our bodies, consistently generating inputs that are processed in our subconscious through breath, movement, and experience.

The exhibition explores how the environment influences our consciousness and perception of reality, thereby reshaping our cognition and reconstructing contours and textures in art. Beginning with analog photography, documenting the diverse appearances and details of various cities. The photographs are then embedded in wax—a material chosen for its natural solubility, plasticity, and reusability—creating various forms and textures. By reconstructing space and material through these synthetic environments, inviting viewers to explore the relationship between humans and their surroundings, engaging them in a sensory experience.

Thursday-Saturday
13:00-18:00
Or on appointment