Just as its title indicates, the exhibition has extended three-dimensional sculpture beyond its usual definition and made it more about the relationship between objects and space. “I’m not talking about sculptures from the perspective of techniques or materials. To me sculptures are objects that have their own space. Sculptures could be seen as a whole which spread everywhere or be understood as a moment that triggers certain psychological activities,” said Li Zhenhua, one of the two curators of the exhibition. Li is a Beijing- and Zurich-based multimedia artist who has curated for the film sector at Art Basel in Hong Kong.

The curator hopes artists will discover the coexistence, synchronicity and symbiosis of new public spaces from works inspired by daily life. For example, “Treasure Hunt” by Zhan Wang and Tang Yuhan is a site-specific creation that employs daily life items to offer visitors an immersive experience at one location of the exhibition. The artists searched for and collected 100 daily life items that belong to those who used to live in the Hakka village Wanshi Habitat and other Hakka’s now living in Meizhou City and Fujian Province, then brought them back to the village and randomly placed them at different corners of the village for people to look for. To play the “game,” visitors need to take out a picture of an item from a box and then search for it. Upon finding it, they can keep it and bring it back home.

“Auspicious Signs Appear in the East” by Chinese artist Zhang Xiao.