School of Fine Art / Master of Fine Art / Yiwen Bo / One up, One down (or, Either Up, or Down), 2026

One up, One down (or, Either Up, or Down), 2026

I encountered these two toys by chance in a charity shop. They were never meant to be a pair, existing instead as distinct, independent items. Yet, I became fascinated by the inherent directionality of their forms: one gesturing upward, the other downward. I applied wall filler to strip away their external appearance, color, and materiality, encouraging the audience to focus exclusively on the collective momentum of their silhouettes.

Developed during the same period as Myself (2026), this artwork serves as another expression of my existential state. At the same time, the white-covered objects act as a vessel or receptor, quietly absorbing and registering the subtle shifts of light, shadow, and ambience around them.

One up, One down (or, Either Up, or Down), 2026
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