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Trevor Yeung

Night Mushroom colon (Gaswork)

2023

Trevor Yeung, Night Mushroom colon (Gaswork), 2023

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Night Mushroom Colon is a mixed-media work that blends electrical converters and nightlights, emanating a subtle bioluminescence that evokes an air of secrecy and enchantment. These luminous mushrooms find their habitat in obscure corners, discreetly illuminating the pathways without disturbing the tranquility of a somnolent stroller. Serving as companions for those traversing the nocturnal realms alone, they strive in fecundity and reproduce through polyamorous converters and ever-changing colors.

Night Mushroom Colon invites viewers to reconsider the conventional power dynamics between humans and nature, proposing a narrative of multispecies entanglement where survival is not dictated by domination but by a symbiotic and interconnected harmony. Through its luminous aesthetics and ecological symbolism, the installation sparks contemplation on the possibilities of a more nuanced and inclusive relationship with the natural world and reflects a communal existence where each entity contributes to the shared radiance. In this way, this work becomes a visual ode to multispecies harmony and collective power, highlighting the potential for mutual support and shared luminosity in the interconnected tapestry of existence.

Trevor Yeung’s (b. 1988, Guangdong Province, China) practice, traversing a wide range of mixed media works from drawings and photographs, small objects and installations, is a delicate examination of human relations and processing. Using the human body, plants and animals as an aesthetic pretext to examine the processes of exchange and participation, Yeung projects emotional and intellectual scenarios onto biological substitutes. His allegory of the biological as the emotional interrogates the artificiality of nature and the capacity for a simulated construction of meaning. The artist creates worlds with their own logic, with his rules and that are connected to his own experiences. In doing so Yeung’s work invites his audiences to interrogate perspectives and challenge the creation of systems. He currently lives in Hong Kong.

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Trevor Yeung Night Mushroom colon (Gaswork)

Trevor Yeung

Night Mushroom colon (Gaswork)