All Beings Are Equal

In these paintings there are entities paralleled to our world; these quasi-systems cover mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, agriculture and industry. Each entity has it own missions and cooperates with one another. The audience is easily to be charmed by the two artists’ works, they drift in their aquarium and observe how every being adapts to the environment by changing into various forms. Additionally, there are sophisticated devices, defensive organizations, automatic installations and teaming up modes to face all kinds of challenges. From breeding, hatching, cultivation, cloning and harvesting; from organizing and construction, these systems have highly efficient and self-sustaining functions from micro to macro scales. Yu-Ching and Hsing-Yu’s decentralized composition without single point perspective gives out an effect that it can expand without limit. Without a linear time, an arcadia ambiance is generated. Every being in this ecosystem is equal and balanced, each being has its obligation. Birds, fishes and bugs among other lives don’t offend one another, flowers and trees support one another with their organs. The scales for mankind are also suitable for other things, despite the differences between all things, and everyone is immersed in happiness.

Adventures under Microscope

Nevertheless, it is not one hundred percent comfy living in this ecosystem, it’s under the risk of alien attacks from time to time. Or, sometimes little warriors in this ecosystem wish to take an adventure outside. They take the aircraft they’ve manufactured together, similar to the airplanes or floating islands drawn by Japanese cartoonist Hayao Miyazaki. These adventurers are like the witty chickens with many creative ideas in the movie Chicken Run, when faced disasters, they eject from the aircraft. Yu-Ching and Hsing-Yu’s art seduces us to join their expedition.

Reminiscent of the scenes of Alice in Wonderland when human figure shrinks, or the reveal of conspiracies in Troy, or doll soldiers parade, there are multiple layers of myths, legends, fables and fairytales. The two artists stimulate our desire of taking risks and our imagination about secret weapons and strategies in perilous battlefields. Although the population of black-faced men is big, their small size still worries the audience. The delicately designed actions depicted by the artists are riots under microscope, but the highly organized and well trained armies of black-faced men will strike down any offenders and annihilate the turmoils. They work together to maintain the safety and order in this micro ecosystem. Considering their small size,  the audience, impressed by their teamwork and mentality, applaud their courage.

In the reality the two artists open up another dimension. It’s a society similar to the one we have now but it has completely different ecological orders and timeline. In this ecology there is no class differences between species, they carry out responsibilities and share resources, even the hues and colors, the styles and graphics. Of course the wisdom and bravery of constructing an aircraft for expeditions are also crucial of this society, and the mentality is shared. Although the adventures only happen in our eyes and heads, we are taken far away by the artists’ unleashed fantasies.