MINE PROJECT is thrilled to present “Day and Night” from China-based artist Tan Yongqing (b.1990, Hebei, China). It is his first time to show with the gallery as well as his debut outside of mainland China. This exhibition will feature a selection of 11 oil-on-canvas works that Tan has recently made, which expound his exploration of life consciousness through depicting human characters, landscapes and animals.

The notion of “life consciousness” runs through Tan Yongqing’s art practice. It questions both rationality and perceptuality, along with a process of spirituality, animality and the sociality that constantly struggled to reconcile and balance. Rather than expressing thoughts and opinions explicitly, Tan opens to controversial questions involved with the topic of life and death. This eliminates to some extent the acuteness and extremeness that tend to occur when confronting with sensitive contents, which makes his work more subtle and intriguing.

Gallery address: 11F, The Hennessy, 256 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai