Yuanxia: I Shelter You
Artists: Xia Yuan, YUANXIA
2026-06-16 – 2026-07-01 · Hangzhou · L Gallery
Yuanxia: I Shelter You — solo exhibition by Xia Yuan, YUANXIA at L Gallery, Hangzhou, 16 Jun – 1 Jul 2026.
Until the wind settles into dust, until the curved blade rusts into a solitary moon, they will continue to protect you, never surrendering, never letting go.
Not merely one, yet divided into many silent selves, each revealing the whole through the other.
They greet the breeze in stillness. Around them lingers a quiet presence, as though dreams no longer seek to consume, but instead release fragments of themselves into reality.
Who brought them forth, one after another? Or was it they who seized the imagination and shattered the enchanted mirror of the world?
Returning to the origin of Archetypes, returning to the live drawing sessions from which it emerged, it was through countless encounters that image and emotion intertwined, bearing fruits called independence.
For those fruits to grow within the paintings, they first had to fall asleep inside them.
Then, awakening from the haze between heaven and earth, birds nest within their bright eyes, while crowns shimmer faintly above. They do not merely face us; behind them dwell many unspoken things, carrying a love both delicate and enduring.
Until the wind settles into dust, until the curved blade rusts into a solitary moon, they will continue to protect you, never surrendering, never letting go.
