18:00 – 19:00
Shen Wei will perform Knee Touching Knee.
For Shen Wei it is the first time he is presenting works at the gallery. He is showing works
from his most recent series of photographic works A Season Particular. In A Season
Particular, Shen Wei invites us into a world where intimacy and spontaneity collide, yielding aseries of photographic encounters that are as raw as they are tender. The artist’s work is a delicate and visceral exploration of the human body, captured in soft, explicit close-ups that pulse with immediacy. These images, deliberately printed with a density that mirrors the subjects’ flesh, draw the viewer into a realm of evocative lust and fluidity.
In 2019, Shen Wei created a short poetic film on longing, solitude, and surrender. Set in an isolated rural environment, it explores the tension between desire and quiet acceptance, capturing the raw intimacy of existence. Expanding on these themes, in his live performance Knee Touching Knee, Shen Wei invites the audience into an intimate, participatory setting, engaging in the simple act of cracking sunflower seeds. Rooted in Chinese folk traditions of companionship and conversation, this shared ritual becomes a space of connection and vulnerability.
