Ephemeral Utopias (Lounge)

7 Aug-29 Aug 2021

Ephemeral Utopias, 2021

Overview

Group show in the Lounge (Unit 0) featuring works by Jeannie Ho Ching Wong, Monica Tong, Xintong Zhang, Ania Rekas and Diyou Yu.

Thames-Side Studios Lounge is located on the second floor of Unit 0 and open to all studio holders and by appointment.

‘What I depict is a symbol of human mind, the scenery itself tells the story, without human mind, there will not be feelings about nature.’ Kaii Higashiyama

"We are a group of makers contemplating the embedded meanings behind the surface of ‘seeable’ landscapes. Via re-interpreting and reshaping the captured moments with etching, mokuhanga, monoprint, darkroom print and fired clays, we are measuring the distance between the reality and told memories, presenting the neglected beauty and hidden stories, and relocating the individual standing points onto the new lands of the coming future.

We teamed up as a collective after the outbreak of the global pandemic during our MA study programme at Royal College of Art. With the help of Thames-Side Studios we are able to reach wider audiences to exhibit the fruits of our two-year study." - Diyou Yu, July 2021

Jeannie Ho Ching Wong, Royal College of Art Printmaking 2019-21 @jeannie_rabbithole
Monica Tong, Royal College of Art MA Ceramics & Glass 2019-21 @studio.m.ceramics
Xintong Zhang, Royal College of Art Printmaking 2019-21 @xintongzhangtong
Ania Rekas, Royal College of Art Printmaking 2019-21 @ania.rekas
Diyou Yu, The Gate Darkroom (Unit 0-003) and Royal College of Art Printmaking 2019-21 @d.y.303_yu