Symbiotic Lens
Kottbusser Damm 95 1. OG 10967 Berlin Berlin - zum Stadtplan
Einschränkung: free entry
Dienstag 22.10.2024
bis Samstag 26.10.2024 - Anfangszeit: :00 Uhr
Kategorie: Kunst
SomoS is pleased to present "Symbiotic Lens," a solo exhibition featuring California-based Chinese-American artist and scientist Qinqin Liu's mixed media works created during her residency in Berlin. Liu's interdisciplinary approach combines her PhD in botany and ecology with her artistic practice, drawing on research in climate science, indigenous ecology, and her personal history as a village artist during China's Cultural Revolution. This diverse background allows her to make innovative and thought-provoking connections between art, science, and culture.
Opening reception: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 23-26. October 2024
Free entry
Location: SomoS - Kottbusser Damm 95, 1.0G, 10967 Berlin
Public transport: U8 - Schönleinstraße
Coming from a family of textile producers, Liu's sensual and experimental work embraces fibres, natural materials and the tactile interplay of colour and texture. Her collaged 'tapestries' integrate recycled urban materials with samples from Berlin's natural environment, reinterpreting Humboldt and Heckel's explorations of the 'exotic'. It is the poetic and emotional depth of Liu's work that is most strongly expressed, however, as she seeks to connect 'art, culture and nature with the human mind, heart and soul' in response to the fragility of the environment. By drawing parallels between the micro and macrocosmic, Liu's work reveals a cosmic worldview in which everything is interconnected, urging us to feel the urgency of the global environmental crisis on a profound, visceral level.
About Qinqin Liu:
Qinqin Liu, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary artist and scientist whose work combines her background in botany and ecology with contemporary art. Trained at the University of California, Davis and Berkeley and the School of Visual Arts in New York, Liu's artistic practice bridges Eastern and Western traditions, combining Chinese calligraphy and ink painting with Western abstraction.
Her art is grounded in scientific research on biodiversity and climate risks and explores the fragile balance between humans and nature. Working in media such as ink, watercolor, and collage, she incorporates organic materials, including rice paper and found objects, to create works that reflect the emotional and ecological consequences of environmental change.
Liu's art has been exhibited at prestigious institutions including the Crocker Art Museum and California State University, and she has participated in numerous international residencies. Through her experimental approach, Liu challenges viewers to rethink their connection to nature in a time of environmental crisis.
Opening hours:
Tue-Sat 2-7pm
Opening reception: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 23-26. October 2024
Free entry
Location: SomoS - Kottbusser Damm 95, 1.0G, 10967 Berlin
Public transport: U8 - Schönleinstraße
Coming from a family of textile producers, Liu's sensual and experimental work embraces fibres, natural materials and the tactile interplay of colour and texture. Her collaged 'tapestries' integrate recycled urban materials with samples from Berlin's natural environment, reinterpreting Humboldt and Heckel's explorations of the 'exotic'. It is the poetic and emotional depth of Liu's work that is most strongly expressed, however, as she seeks to connect 'art, culture and nature with the human mind, heart and soul' in response to the fragility of the environment. By drawing parallels between the micro and macrocosmic, Liu's work reveals a cosmic worldview in which everything is interconnected, urging us to feel the urgency of the global environmental crisis on a profound, visceral level.
About Qinqin Liu:
Qinqin Liu, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary artist and scientist whose work combines her background in botany and ecology with contemporary art. Trained at the University of California, Davis and Berkeley and the School of Visual Arts in New York, Liu's artistic practice bridges Eastern and Western traditions, combining Chinese calligraphy and ink painting with Western abstraction.
Her art is grounded in scientific research on biodiversity and climate risks and explores the fragile balance between humans and nature. Working in media such as ink, watercolor, and collage, she incorporates organic materials, including rice paper and found objects, to create works that reflect the emotional and ecological consequences of environmental change.
Liu's art has been exhibited at prestigious institutions including the Crocker Art Museum and California State University, and she has participated in numerous international residencies. Through her experimental approach, Liu challenges viewers to rethink their connection to nature in a time of environmental crisis.
Opening hours:
Tue-Sat 2-7pm
von: SomoS
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