80WSE — Youyi Echo Yan

Nature v.s. Nurture
80 WSE Gallery, New York, NY
Curated by Katie Svensson
1 March 2023 - 4 March 2023
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Please Do Not Feed!
2022
Stained clear pine, resin, ten whale tail plushies, PVA glue, steel, pencil on panels
Sculpture 48”x 30”x 84” (22 x 76 x 213 cm) Drawings 8”x 10” (20 x 25 cm) each

Through evolution, the shape of the human skull has transformed by self-domestication, resulting in a less aggressive and more rounded form. The alien-like sculpture suspended by metal chains suggests a lack of autonomy and control, an allusion to the ways in which humans have sought to dominate and subdue animals through selective breeding and other forms of manipulation.
Two panels of pencil drawings next to the sculpture offer a narrative of the process of domestication and its impact on the human skull.

The wheel: it's a thing like pears
2022
Turtle shell, faux hair, glass, steel, leaf
20 x 17 x 26 inches

Scorpion piece (Critical Hit) by Elsa Stern

Das Gesicht interessiert mich nicht
2022
Silicone, steel
25 x 73 x 13 inches

Altar of Hair Loss
2022
PLA plastic, oyster shell, salt, paint, freshly cut human hair
6 x 2 x 4 inches

Mutterleib
2022
3D printed figure, ceramics
30 x 25x 8 inches

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