Paper light

Title: Paper Light

Dimensions: 116 × 150 × 150 cm

Year: 2024

Materials: Paper lantern, yoga ball, felt, faux fur, motor, mixed media

"Paper Light" is a kinetic sculpture filled with childlike whimsy and ritualistic charm. Composed of paper lanterns, yoga balls, felt, and soft fibers, the piece gently trembles and rotates through a hidden mechanical system—resembling a blooming alien plant or an awakening extraterrestrial being.

It looks like a flower, yet also like a comical little shrine, swaying clumsily and solemnly in a dance for no audience. The piece transforms bodily instability into a sense of rhythm and vitality. Its delicate trembling mimics both breath and the awkward pause of a stifled laugh—evoking fragile joy, the absurdity of rituals, and the boundless imagination of childhood.

This is a sculpture that thinks while spinning, blossoms while wobbling—a flower offered to freedom and poetry.

This work is currently on view at Gravity Art Museum in Beijing from 6.21-10.08.
It was previously exhibited in “Stemming from Umwelt: Group Exhibition of Young Artists” at @tangcontemporaryart 2024.11.09-12.21.