In a small fleet of 131 "porcelain tea boats", Chinese artist He Chi encapsulates personal and collective memories, reviving the spirit of an era suspended between innocence and transformation. His exhibition, Of Spring, takes shape around a humble, domestic object - popular in Southern China during the 1970s and ’80s - often adorned with landscapes and auspicious motifs. Each tea boat, dated between 1973 and 1989, evokes fragments of a China poised between tradition and modernity, before the onset of globalization. Poetic and quiet, He Chi’s gesture is an act of resistance against the present moment - a return to the essential. Born in Gansu Province in 1978, the artist works across poetry, performance, calligraphy, and installation, weaving art into everyday life. His practice draws on common objects and found materials, delicately exploring how cultural identity can endure displacement and the crises of the contemporary world.
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