A popular word in audio arts, resonance refers to the unique sound produced in a particular space by a sound source that is echoed, dispersed and absorbed by the objects within the space. It further denotes the artistic effect derived from unleashing sentiments at a musical or singing performance. The name this group exhibition assumes resonates with a comparable meaning. The show features a group of artists with distinctively unique artistic styles. Through their respective experience, reflection of reality and spiritual imagination, the artists have their own independent “sounds” blended together, hoping to produce a reverberation of harmony. To go a bit further, in the enormous space of contemporary Chinese art, we seek to find works of art with the following features: like melodious sounds, works that vibrate in the space, and even collide with, reflect and absorb each other, before being assimilated into a unique melody in the realm of contemporary art.

Somewhat blurred, He Wei’s works assume poetic connotations. Although appearing to reign beyond the borders of reality, they relate to reminiscences that lie at the bottom of the heart; at the same time, they seem to reveal a tinge of metaphor associated with reality.

Jiang Huajun’s works allow the viewers to feel in a profound way the artist’s journey of self-reflection and of thought. Putting himself in the virtual space of the canvas, the artist builds a relationship with reality that is both strange and unreal, through which he defines and makes sense of his personal ethos.  

Lin Tianlu retains a particularly strong memory of young heroes. His works radiate the familiar unadulterated childhood sunshine, and reflect his mockery and expectation of the realistic world.

Precise and strict, Pan Yue's works always capture historical threads and memories, and express jokes profound in meaning, furnishing people with an interesting space for contemplation.  

Shi Mohan jocularly calls herself a “life illustrator”. Pleasantly and sensitively, she documents the nitty-gritty of her own life, portraying many bizarre and outlandish thoughts and desires on the canvas.

Yang Xu’s works are a genuine hand-written process. With ease, he expresses through serialized pictures what he thinks, feels, loves, loathes and comprehends. The works are done in a meticulous and orderly fashion and are rich with vivid and deep-lying meaning.

Works of Yu Fengli stem from ready-made pictures and videos. She uses some fantastic scenes and, with a paintbrush, redoes the story in a visionary way, adding more mysteries to the canvas.

Although the sounds resonate, we hope that what you hear will be the miraculous sound of harmony and accord.