Yuxiao (Charlotte) Wang

Yuxiao Wang’s works are exploring the "survival of relationships" though the subconscious and poetic mnemonics. The act and power of expressing interdependence and parasitism. She uses the bony conch shell to create a space for the broken subconscious, which are independent individuals and have an inextricably parasitic relationship with each other. Spaces are often limited by social dis- course, people strive to survive between the confrontation and acceptance with society. They think, wander and express, but they can't get rid of their predicament - this is our current state of existence.

“To me, the relationship between life forms and the outside world is the most intriguing, which explains why I used sea snails as the thematic element in my work. Being both a vessel and a life form, sea snail serves as a parasite for other life forms. I want to express "parasitism, recombination, and rebirth.

In my opinion, as advanced animals, human beings all have their animalistic side. It was primitive human nature that led to their physical or psychological imperfections, both innate and acquired, which is also a process that I gradually accepted myself from my own perspective. Animal instincts impel us to look for intimacy and show our vulnerabilities. Dependent on a certain relationship, we grow and develop new flesh and blood, being healed and protected by different relationships and drawing corresponding lessons. This, indeed, is the inescapable destiny of human beings living in society.”