The Mountain of Protectio

Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:30-18:30

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Tong Gallery+Projects is pleased to announce that The Mountain of Protection, the solo exhibition of Yue Yichuan, will be open on October 8th, 2023, and remain on view until November 19th. Looking forward to seeing you here!

One always relies on mountains. The protection brought by mountains is not only the basic survival support of material abundance, but also the guarantee of spiritual stability. When there are mountains, there is vitality and a continuous inheritance. This is the protection of mountains for our people. As the most constant presence in human life, the Taoist concept of naturalism symbolised by mountains and water has coexisted with the development of the times for thousands of years. Ancient people cultivated themselves in the pure spirit of nature by following“Mountain Art”, or lived in seclusion in the comfort of “Beholding the southern mountain in the sunshine, the white dew lingers in a misty haze.” The mountains are a metaphor for the inner world, a place of light where warmth, tolerance and love support our reactions to the outside world. Each individual energy converges and dissipates, so that all the places are moisturised by this dazzling warmth. The same is true of the feather's protection of the bird, the support of life is the commonality that flows inward. Yue Yichuan has refined and transformed the functional overlap of feathers and mountains to create a series of new works. The intertwining patterns of various avian feathers, radiantly figurative plants, and the striking colours of the silks bring a sense of healing.