Installations
Curated by Seongeun Lee
Shown at Chamber Gallery in Seoul February 26 to March 15, 2026
Shown at Chamber Gallery in Seoul February 26 to March 15, 2026
The exhibition is themed around a central metaphor of the mayfly. Harusari, the Korean word for mayfly which also translates literally to “one day living thing” stems from the artist’s childhood memories of growing up in a waterfront village in China. He recalls collecting mayfly larvae from a stream and hiding them in a jar inside of a sock drawer. They one day transformed into adults and to his surprise flew away as he opened the drawer. He sees the mayfly as a dialectical synthesis of both the past and present. The life of a mayfly; who spends virtually all of its life underwater only to emerge briefly as a “one day living thing;” resonates with the artist’s own experience moving to the UK at the age of seven. He refuses to identify himself as being either British or Chinese. Instead, he finds comfort at the intersection of where these discordant experiences collide and mingle. This is where his life, which has had to constantly layer new narratives over the sediment of childhood memories, overlaps with the nature of the mayfly.
is a collaboration between Steven He and Seongeun Lee curated by Jiayue He.
Shown at Stafford St, London April 18th to May 5th, 2024 then at Moosey Gallery, London as a part of Occult Surge May 23rd to 25th
Shown at Stafford St, London April 18th to May 5th, 2024 then at Moosey Gallery, London as a part of Occult Surge May 23rd to 25th
Together, they draw inspiration from their different journeys. Steven’s utopian fictions are envisioned by tracing the source of ideas and cultural traditions back to their origins, while Seongeun translates the harsh realities of life into the language of dreams. Jiayue brings these two together to explore the notion of contemporary archives, questioning how individuals connect to their roots and claim their identities.
"We're interested in areas where tides change, and the ground isn't firm".
"We're interested in areas where tides change, and the ground isn't firm".
While architecture grounded in rational thinking is built on solid land, this shifting terrain challenges traditional paradigms. In this horizontal space without hierarchy, we explore new possibilities. By showing this liminal space, we invite the audience to envision a place like a border crossing between two worlds."