Yuan Wen

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    • Play in the Field / Following this Wave
    • Walking to the End of the River
    • Rippling Roots: Cultivating Across Water and Land 
  • Mixed Media
    • Restoring Catenaries
    • Dependent Arising
    • Unexpected Transition
    • Backflashes
    • Self-Portraits
    • Ink, Pencil, Paper
  • Printmaking
    • Dependent Arising
    • Cave 500
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Featured Projects, Installation

Play in the Field / Following this Wave

yuanwen
16 May 2025

Play in the Field is an installation that combines bamboo objects, lithograph prints, and video and sound recordings. In this work, I revisit the field as both a physical and conceptual space. The installation reconstructs the rhythms of rural life through handmade bamboo spheres and sound-based interactions, inviting viewers into a…

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Walking to the End of the River

yuanwen
21 October 2024

The installation “Walking to the End of the River” explores the interconnectedness of rivers, water bodies, land, and people. It is inspired by ancient verses written by Tang dynasty poet Wang Wei: “行到水窮處, 坐看雲起時” which translates to ‘walk to the end of the water, sit and watch the clouds rise.’…

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Rippling Roots: Cultivating Across Water and Land 

yuanwen
18 June 2024

Rippling Roots is a project that delves into the relationship between my cultural identity and ecology through bamboo and Xuan paper installations. My ancestors lived near the Yangtze River, cultivating land, nurturing grass, and weaving mats for a living. Utilizing natural materials for daily needs was a part of our…

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Featured Projects, Mixed Media

Restoring Catenaries

yuanwen
18 June 2024

Drawing inspiration from Eastern philosophy, this project follows the Middle Way to harmonize the current elements. Captivated by the beauty of microscopic worlds, I aim to imitate their intricate structures in response to nature’s order. Their formations are delicate and grand, and the systems reflect the force of gravity. My…

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Featured Projects, Mixed Media, Printmaking

Dependent Arising

yuanwen
18 June 2024

Dependent Arising combines printmaking, brush painting, copper etching, and monotype techniques. The works explore the formation of life in ideological and biomorphic expression, investigating the rise of our thoughts and the awareness of our thinking process linked to the suffering and ignorance in daily life.

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Featured Projects, Mixed Media

Unexpected Transition

yuanwen
16 June 2024

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