XUE MU

‘Garden’ in this exhibition, sensed as a field of botanical imagery, is a liminal space of a dynamic multidimensional Umwelt imbued with vitality, tension, and growth in order to evoke existential awareness to transcend experience. Each work is not only a carrier of the artist’s ineffable personal sensation, but also intertwines with the commonly shared, metaphorical visuals imprinted in the collective unconsciousness of hope and suffering. It encompasses the coordinates of the individual in time and space, allowing them to mirror, associate, and interpret. With the aid of technological force, some of the work subverts the trained visual inertia to tread a path for perceiving states that are more authentic and yet overly theorised.

In an era where technology deeply mediates sensory input becomes increasingly standardised, MU’s work presents an enclave for perception. She views artmaking as a channel for exploring the inner life essence and expanding the possibilities of life experience. Through a generative approach, she freely internalises the ambient energy, frequencies, living and non-living things, and ultimately transforms them into visual expressions that challenge habitual modes of apprehension. This exhibition invites viewers to step into a ‘garden of perception,’ temporarily setting aside the expected everyday experiences to explore the quintessence hidden in fragility and subtlety.