SUN YUEFENG

Artist Sun Yuefeng’s solo project A Natal Chart of Forking Destinies has opened at ShanghART WB Central Platform Space. Centered on the idea of a ‘chart of destiny,’ the exhibition features kinetic installations activated by the viewer’s gaze, integrating thermal sensors, microcomputers, and mechanical systems. In the Foxtails series, the installations mimic the trembling gestures of dog tail when approached, echoing evolutionary strategies of mimicry and survival in nature—while metaphorically addressing how individuals reshape their fates under observation and control. At the entrance, Praise Mechanism reveals the ambiguity of social interaction in today’s technological milieu, where a single motion may signify either flattery or irony depending on the viewer’s perception. Continuing Sun’s ongoing inquiry into how images operate, the exhibition transforms visual attention itself into a medium of fate, presenting a living experiment in which machines and gazes jointly construct meaning.