The butterfly of styx river
2019
video
The butterfly of styx river celebrates human’s passion in pursuit of unconventional love. The artist intertwines her love trajectory with romantic stories from both eastern and western literary traditions. Through those stories, Weina attempts to map up the small image of a variety of contemporary love forms, not limited by gender, age, sexualities, and sexual activities. With a shared theme about insisting self against social norms, each story uncovers the inner struggles of those love chasers from different dimensions who seems fearless. The symbolic and theatrical video form also enables the artist to examine more subtle emotional layers.
Featuring: Yuhee Yang, Hongzheng Han, Xin Ying, Zack Fuller
Photography: Kai Wai Wong
Music: Dancing Lion - The Tune
No.1 Zao Lian (Puppy love)
2019
14 x 55 Inch
Beads, sequins, wire, organza, leather, jersey
No.2 Sex
2019
14 x 40 Inch
Beads, sequins, silk, wire, organza, fishing line, leather
No.3 The butterfly of styx river
2019
35 x 78 Inch
Beads, sequins, wire, organza, jersey fabric
No.4 Love God Don Juan
2019
32 x 63 Inch
Beads, sequins, sword, pearl, ribbons, wire, silk, white stocking, rose petals, leather belt, bells, white shirt
“The Butterfly of Styx River”, 2020, Chinatown Soup, New York, NY“Within Global Isolation: Asian Artists in America”, 2020, Online
“SLOW Design”, 2019, 415 Broadway, New York, NY