SYNTHESIS MONOLITHS
About Hongjie Yang
Hongjie explores the power of transformation by bringing in a wide range of disciplines into the world of art, design and technology, examining plausible scenarios and their influences on transforming our preconceived perceptions. The designer-artist based in the Netherlands blends fact and fiction, the familiar and uncanny to speak of the increasingly fluid times we find ourselves. Such an approach is informed by his study at the Design Academy Eindhoven, where he received a Master in Contextual Design in 2015
The malleability of metal
“Synthesis Monoliths investigates the transformative properties of metal, tracing in a single totemic object the primitive origins of aluminum and steel in ores through to their emergence as highly polished artificial materials. The reflective exterior brings the viewer’s living presence into the sculpture’s aesthetic and form, seeking to evoke a state of contemplation.”
— Hongjie Yang
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