Hiroto KITAGAWA (b. 1967), renowned for his sculptures of human figures, was born in 1967 in Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture in Japan. Using clay as his medium, he elongates human forms to achieve his ideal aesthetic proportions, blending the classical essence of Western sculpture with the distinctive style of Japanese anime aesthetics. While his figures often exude a fashionable appeal, their expressions emanate a sense of melancholy and detachment, poignantly reflecting the helplessness and frustration experienced by Japanese youth under the bubble economy.

LEE Ming Kang (b. 1987), who earned his master's in art creation at the National Taiwan Normal University, centers his artistic practice on the exploration and reconstruction of spatial memory. This exhibition presents a number of paintings created from 2022, during the pandemic, to the present. LEE employs techniques such as scanning, collage, and background removal to capture fragments of everyday scenes, reshaping them into a sensory realm that hovers between reality and virtuality, enriched with fluid narratives. Much like the way individuals connect and find meaning through the Internet and memes, this liminal visual space—where reality and illusion intertwine—mirrors the fragmentation of contemporary life while suggesting the potential for creating a new visual language.

Ringo CHEUNG (b. 1991), born in Hong Kong, holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. This exhibition displays portrait paintings created from 2019 to the present, many of which depict subjects radiating a faint saint-like aura. Portraits are CHEUNG's exploration of the multifaceted projections of the self, serving as a medium for self-observation and reflection. They particularly emphasize the helpless pain and inner struggles individuals face when consumed by desires. Utilizing techniques of repeated erasure and scraping, he encapsulates and reconstructs the psychological states of existence within his works.

YANG Tzu Yi (b. 1992) holds a master's degree from the Department of Painting and Calligraphy Arts at the National Taiwan University of Arts. With ink as a medium, YANG draws inspiration from "landscapes", using them as a starting point for creative exploration and development. His "landscape" art is characterized by block-like forms, crafting a distinctive interpretation of "nature." Through expressive ink and fluid blots on xuan paper, he examines the relationship between the external world and the self. Through the meticulous processes of grinding ink, stretching silk, and layering monochrome ink blocks, he applies his creations onto alum-treated silk. When viewers gaze at these blocks, they are invited to look beyond the surface and uncover the truths that lie beneath. This experience challenges them to distinguish between what is seen with the eyes and what is perceived by the mind.

PAN Chi-Fang (b. 1995), who earned his master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Art and Design at National Tsing Hua University, paints sceneries as his artistic pursuit. His works unveil ordinary scenes and transform them into sensory experiences—scents, memories, impressions, and emotions—while exploring their links with the surrounding environment. The works on display, created over the past two years, stem from memories and feelings. These memories emerge vividly but fade quickly, leading PAN to construct his art in the space between clarity and ambiguity. His creations become extensions of the visible and expressions of non-quantifiable sensibility; moreover, they provide fresh perspectives on contemporary landscape painting.

Bing-Ao LI (b. 1998), currently pursuing his MFA at the Taipei National University of the Arts, finds inspiration in everyday life, online communities, and fragmented memories for his paintings, such as Wander (2021) and Imagine the Blue Ocean (2024). By capturing and layering imagery from the vast sea of digital messages, LI creates compositions that elicit a déjà vu vibe and echo how Internet browsing screens often display a mix of related and unrelated information. In re-examining the mundane, he infuses his paintings with an additional layer of contemporary significance.