Boyu Yang

About

Yang Boyu is a multi-media creator and practitioner of Eastern culture. He holds an MA in Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art and a BA in Photography from the Qingdao Film Academy. His practice involves classical craft photography, installation art, moving image and sculpture.

His work is mainly based on his own experience and philosophical thoughts, exploring real objects and the monumentality and spiritual energy behind them, examining historical narratives and cultural memories through the construction of images and sculptures, and reflecting on the conceptual possibilities of the medium as well as the spiritual power of his works.

<A RESPONSE TO THE ENDLESS TRUTH>,2024

Being deeply influenced by ancient Chinese philosophical thought and the impact of modern precise scientific paradigm, Boyu is deeply interested in how human beings perceive the external world we exist in, which is often referred to as ‘truth’. He believes that human beings are limited, conceited and one-sided in their search for truth, and that this way of thinking has led to a fragmented perception of the entire universe, detached from its ancient wholeness. He argues that ‘truth’ is an unknown and unknowable realm, and that science, as the only doctrine by which one can interpret ‘truth’, needs to be viewed from a critical perspective, while emphasising respect for history and nature. In this perspective, what remains constant are the changes in people’s ability to understand and the testimony of mankind’s continuous exploration of the depths of reality.

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