https://yimingyang.info YIMING YANG Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:21:13 +0000 https://yimingyang.info en https://yimingyang.info/Mobile-BIO Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:21:13 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/Mobile-BIO Yiming Yang (b. 1995) is an installation and new media artist based in Shanghai. Her work advances the post-Anthropocene perspective by combining organisms (plants, animals, and humans), everyday objects, and machines to explore how these symbiotic relations interact to shape human subjectivities and psychologies. Yiming employs technology to construct simulacra of living entities, aiming to establish new communication channels between machinery and organisms. Her surreal and ethereal environments invite audiences to reflect on the relationship between virtuality and reality, technology, and religion. Yiming is currently the owner of Yimin Art Technology Co., Ltd. She holds an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art (2020). She has exhibited at “All Realms Civilization, The 1st Annual METAVERSE Art @VENICE”, Venice (2022); “The Magnetic Field”, Himalayas Museum, Shanghai (2021); “New View”, Shibuya Parco, Tokyo (2021); “Ircam Forum”, Centre Pompidou, Paris (2020); and “Re-narrating the Collection”, Tate Modern (2017). She was a resident at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart in 2023, Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s ICCI Art Valley Program in 2022 and The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai in 2021.Email: yangyiming0321@foxmail.com https://yimingyang.info/HOME Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:19:54 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/HOME https://yimingyang.info/Mobile-nav Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:19:54 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/Mobile-nav selected works All-seeing Eye Replica Machine Layered City Regenerative Orchids Star Fete Splice Barbie Nonsense Instrument&nbsp; BIO https://yimingyang.info/BIO Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:19:54 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/BIO Yiming Yang&nbsp;(b. 1995)&nbsp;is an installation and new media artist based in Shanghai. Her work advances the post-Anthropocene perspective by combining organisms (plants, animals, and humans), everyday objects, and machines to explore how these symbiotic relations interact to shape human subjectivities and psychologies.&nbsp;Yiming&nbsp;employs technology to construct simulacra of living entities, aiming to establish new communication channels between machinery and organisms. Her surreal and ethereal environments invite audiences to reflect on the relationship between virtuality and reality, technology, and religion. Yiming is currently the owner of&nbsp;Yimin&nbsp;Art Technology Co., Ltd.&nbsp;She holds an MA&nbsp;in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art (2020). She has exhibited&nbsp;at&nbsp;Hyundai&nbsp;Motorstudio&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;(Beijing&nbsp;,&nbsp;2023);&nbsp;Ws&nbsp;Space x&nbsp;Shanghart(Shanghai, 2023);&nbsp;The 1st Annual Metaverse Art @ Venice, (Online, 2022); Himalayas Museum, (Shanghai, 2021); Shibuya Parco, (Tokyo, 2021); Centre Pompidou, (Paris, 2020); Tate Modern (London, 2017). She was a resident at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart in 2023, Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s ICCI Art Valley Program in 2022 and The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai in 2021. Email: yangyiming0321@foxmail.com https://yimingyang.info/All-seeing-Eye Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:19:24 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/All-seeing-Eye <img width="1585" height="1280" width_o="1585" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6da1a95a12d422d5ce2da6ea18fc84dd23543ce164eff7254c4582f923bcbe8/_20230823121742.jpg" data-mid="188681823" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6da1a95a12d422d5ce2da6ea18fc84dd23543ce164eff7254c4582f923bcbe8/_20230823121742.jpg" /><img width="1280" height="1706" width_o="1280" height_o="1706" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b099e3ccdab19ab9143807123ec3010a8bdc6ea55fe6b169947eecbba7f887bc/d69c0ef3-b37e-4e98-b40c-04202e8617bb.jpg" data-mid="188875677" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b099e3ccdab19ab9143807123ec3010a8bdc6ea55fe6b169947eecbba7f887bc/d69c0ef3-b37e-4e98-b40c-04202e8617bb.jpg" /> <img width="1706" height="1278" width_o="1706" height_o="1278" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc919e5323a0c4f23b3cfda073a50233dc5d7bfd43173f3d2f335dc90d58a3b3/_20230825000508-1.jpg" data-mid="188875726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc919e5323a0c4f23b3cfda073a50233dc5d7bfd43173f3d2f335dc90d58a3b3/_20230825000508-1.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="1706" width_o="1280" height_o="1706" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a5dd37fbddf1b1614df7d801adce7e3021c1b807a8434d2a379b8a35d43a7fe/_20230825000021-1.jpg" data-mid="188875995" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a5dd37fbddf1b1614df7d801adce7e3021c1b807a8434d2a379b8a35d43a7fe/_20230825000021-1.jpg" /> All Seeing Eyes 2023 Stainless steel, building materials Commissioned by Aranya This installation used metal parts to build a futuristic eye structure, climbing on the black box container, peeking out at people and things on the beach. It is a boundary that separates virtual from physical, internal from external. The artist builds this outwardly extending eye to explore the topic of epistemology, to observe the growth and changes of the surrounding environment, and to understand the similarities and differences between the material world it sees and our inner understanding. https://yimingyang.info/Replica-Machine Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:50:49 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/Replica-Machine <img width="3072" height="3927" width_o="3072" height_o="3927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60aa4059f2f71c99f67c505951aa2db7b2bb8c73989b5c69cb8b978acba47d5e/IMG_6304.png" data-mid="188538878" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/60aa4059f2f71c99f67c505951aa2db7b2bb8c73989b5c69cb8b978acba47d5e/IMG_6304.png" /> <img width="2866" height="3821" width_o="2866" height_o="3821" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/736f1158603582bbae161e09715381122b4b3538e5a40003e454da4ea2c7937c/IMG_9838.jpeg" data-mid="188531652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/736f1158603582bbae161e09715381122b4b3538e5a40003e454da4ea2c7937c/IMG_9838.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e068a4f302944c318e0ca7beff8e9f48533b80cb13e8c8040ac70f8a724cac6c/IMG_9876.jpg" data-mid="188528769" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e068a4f302944c318e0ca7beff8e9f48533b80cb13e8c8040ac70f8a724cac6c/IMG_9876.jpg" /> Replica Machine &nbsp; 2023 Plastic tubes, stainless steel, wood Commissioned by JOYCE BEAUTY Replica Machine is an installation consisting of several sets of horse legs. It deconstructs and reconstructs the form of an organic life entity to depict an organic process that constantly renews itself. From image editing to gene editing, technological progress enables us to alter and reshape life. Such progress also brings about new challenges, prompting reflection on the relevant ethical issues. The work explores the complex relations between organisms and their surroundings by representing the dynamism that arises from technological iteration. https://yimingyang.info/Layered-City Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:19:15 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/Layered-City <img width="3888" height="2916" width_o="3888" height_o="2916" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b72037fc59b83dcf7da5c7e9ee47b1d8fcfa736eb74aea76c0903c4dfe6da2c/IMG_97911.jpeg" data-mid="188534556" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b72037fc59b83dcf7da5c7e9ee47b1d8fcfa736eb74aea76c0903c4dfe6da2c/IMG_97911.jpeg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00a9bce75d7de982d6e3e853677fb62410e11d6236179a73e79042ca858369db/IMG_9795.jpeg" data-mid="188534554" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00a9bce75d7de982d6e3e853677fb62410e11d6236179a73e79042ca858369db/IMG_9795.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9cbd3807d409d6e96965b60d878a22d782837409a8c55d09ccae854932ae23a9/IMG_33651.jpeg" data-mid="188534555" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9cbd3807d409d6e96965b60d878a22d782837409a8c55d09ccae854932ae23a9/IMG_33651.jpeg" /> Layered City 2023 Plastic tubes, concrete, stainless steel Commissioned by JOYCE BEAUTY Layered City is an installation that assembles readymade industrial parts to create a miniature model of a future city complex that continuously renews itself. Inspired by the Japanese architectural movement Metabolism, active in the 1960s, Layered City draws on the idea of an incessant exchange of energy and matter between organisms and the exterior environment to emphasize renewal and regeneration. The sculpture's horse image serves as the city's iconic statue and spiritual symbol, referencing popular car logos of the time and representing an insatiable desire for technological possibilities. The sculpture's round-angle forms symbolize the advancements of industrial technologies. Comparing the city in the form of a sculptural installation to an organic ensemble, Layered City depicts its organic form as perpetually changing, fluid, and adaptable. The work invites viewers to reflect on the interplay between the natural and the technological and to consider the impact of these forces on the evolution of cities and society. https://yimingyang.info/Regenerative-Orchids Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:19:22 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/Regenerative-Orchids <img width="2624" height="2481" width_o="2624" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71a4fc74433ddccc35ce2dbbbc4e30703c9678b3ce0321154af0c32c85a6b4c2/_20230621110009l.jpg" data-mid="188683489" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71a4fc74433ddccc35ce2dbbbc4e30703c9678b3ce0321154af0c32c85a6b4c2/_20230621110009l.jpg" /> <img width="3936" height="2624" width_o="3936" height_o="2624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79d8b676d49431152f449d2a906d64178a1e244a687d4163cb6a6a8c4b5d762e/_20230621123012.jpg" data-mid="188548036" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79d8b676d49431152f449d2a906d64178a1e244a687d4163cb6a6a8c4b5d762e/_20230621123012.jpg" /> Regenerative Orchids Plastic pipes, stainless steel, Arduino 2022 The installation is a breathing device derived from the form of an orchid. Orchids are rich in species and individual variation, and the orchids here symbolize the sexual deception of a species that perpetuates its genes. The liquid that breathes makes artifacts and technology seem alive, a manifestation of organic life to inorganic life, nurturing its status as a species rather than an object. https://yimingyang.info/Star-Fete Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:19:18 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/Star-Fete <img width="4608" height="3072" width_o="4608" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1cb03ba2b0025460c6c54d3af3f6d05f3e318d297638808c23fdff8638d0b79/IMG_6307.JPG" data-mid="188536219" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1cb03ba2b0025460c6c54d3af3f6d05f3e318d297638808c23fdff8638d0b79/IMG_6307.JPG" /> <img width="4608" height="3072" width_o="4608" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5aca760fca665b16a53075eedcc1552200551965860dcfb596a6c1d4419a90f/2b66e485fve25c3fc8e0df801bd545fb.JPG" data-mid="188536269" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5aca760fca665b16a53075eedcc1552200551965860dcfb596a6c1d4419a90f/2b66e485fve25c3fc8e0df801bd545fb.JPG" /> <img width="3072" height="4608" width_o="3072" height_o="4608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b21d67db948ced6eb7a4ebedb9e41113cacc265e842d0a6a7e1a110408b1782/9b256be9eh77a4aff31ab9cc3666b71a.JPG" data-mid="188536216" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b21d67db948ced6eb7a4ebedb9e41113cacc265e842d0a6a7e1a110408b1782/9b256be9eh77a4aff31ab9cc3666b71a.JPG" /> Star Fete Bamboo pavilion 2021 The original shape of this bamboo pavilion is a star-shaped homophone and a five-pointed star, dedicated to ancestors and praying for peace and new life. The artist reflects on our relationship with nature, the environment and the culture through her own experiences and village culture. It shows the ideologies of the elderly in the village, and they subconsciously use language as a tool to attack the arrival of outsiders, just like spikes, which is another kind of self-protection state. At the same time, it explores how to approach the culture of the locals in the form of public art. https://yimingyang.info/SPLICE Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:19:55 +0000 YIMING YANG https://yimingyang.info/SPLICE <img width="8192" height="5464" width_o="8192" height_o="5464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff4c8a21c532437041bc8dd1b11e2302c0cd7c08db95a088d6e9ec861baa8607/_YZ_9289.jpg" data-mid="188512503" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff4c8a21c532437041bc8dd1b11e2302c0cd7c08db95a088d6e9ec861baa8607/_YZ_9289.jpg" /> <img width="8192" height="5464" width_o="8192" height_o="5464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30c335142f6d9db10eab48da988a4cfc56f22e38a5ec4f7592aa221b47046532/_YZ_9269.jpg" data-mid="188512501" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30c335142f6d9db10eab48da988a4cfc56f22e38a5ec4f7592aa221b47046532/_YZ_9269.jpg" /> <img width="5464" height="8192" width_o="5464" height_o="8192" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2421f3d5e942cdf92e49f71bc5eda3777154726b467b3c0749f09cdd845f52b8/_YZ_9275.jpg" data-mid="188512502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2421f3d5e942cdf92e49f71bc5eda3777154726b467b3c0749f09cdd845f52b8/_YZ_9275.jpg" /> Splice Stainless steel, plastic tubes, air pump, electronic components 2020 The installation is an audience-controlled interactive robot, with a performer leading the experience. The process of mRNA splicing pertains to the cutting and pasting pieces of our cells’ information transmission codes. Splice enmeshes a human organism with a robotic body, thereby generating a cyborg, without interfering with genetics. Spiders perceive sound through their legs, and this project enquired as to what would occur if we built on human perception via technology, incorporating a human within a synthetic creature. What is a biological body? The point at which a human and a robot are infused into a coherent and indistinguishable entity – a cyborg – may comprise the last stage of evolutionary development. The realisation of such an entity as an evolutionary conclusion may produce emancipation from a range of social inequities, countering gender, race. and sexual inequality. This installation challenges common notions of the interlinks between and among human nature, the natural world, and technology. It also explores the ways that these interlinks impact on our subjectivity and our psyche. It creates a post-human, cyborg-driven scenario set in a transcendent, non-specific time in the future, in which we will be able to select our own organic bodies thanks to technological innovation.