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"Echoes Of Existence"
Solo Exhibition with Artist Haoheng Tang

ZL Garden - issue 006

...Similar discussions have been aroused in numerous science fictions about aliens or time travel, but they are no longer fictional anymore when we humans face AI. We saw audiences constantly changing their movements with the expectations to see what they wanted from the machine's response. This reminds us of the image in Caravaggio's painting Narcissus, in which a man stares at his beautiful reflection on the surface of water. As a result, my teammates and I named the project "Narcissus and the Machine".

Anniversary Exhibition with All Artists Last Year
Looking Back and Forward

Gallery - 2nd Anniversary

In August of 2021, Key Elements launched the Gallery, an exhibition space dedicated to showcasing talented emerging artists and presenting work online. We have accompanied our audience for two years till now.

For each month, we invite an artist and curate a solo exhibition for them on our platform. The work we feature not only shows competency in both meaning and making but also represents the diverse cultures and backgrounds of the artist community. To this day, we have invited artists working in sculpture, design objects, print media, architecture, visual communication, fashion design, photography, and new media art.

To celebrate our journey, here we present to you the Second-anniversary exhibition of Key Elements, featuring artists who had exhibitions with us over the past year: Xiaoyao Yao, Mavis Zhao, Bella Chen, Doyeon Kim, Xiner Lan, Hanjia Wang, Qianyue Chen.

Conversation with
Weitao Li
Architect

Interview - 2023.12.25

"That's a very broad question. I've worked in foreign and local companies in London and Chongqing. I haven't worked in state-owned enterprises, but I have worked in private enterprises and, later, started my own studio. Maybe I don't understand state-owned enterprises well, but foreign and private companies, including our current working method, are indeed quite different. First, it's about personal preference—what kind of working environment you prefer. It's not about which is right or wrong; it's a matter of personal choice. I chose an environment that is design-oriented, and the way we work is more focused on design. We might not even consider what time to start or finish work, whether there's overtime or work on weekends; we are more focused on how to do the design and do it well. Work hours might be less important for us. For example, in terms of time management and the goal or purpose of design, we might put design as a higher priority. Perhaps we will choose projects that have a higher proportion of design value, so it aligns with my original intention of entering the design industry and doesn't treat design as just a tool to achieve other objectives."

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