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YiMiao’s interest in finding a place of belonging and how one would find a way of accessing, affording and owning a home prompted her last residency project, ‘Surface Value’ in summer 2024. Continuing the inquiry with a touch of curiosity and playfulness, she finds comfort in pairing the ideas with the inspiration brought by vintage toyline Polly Pocket. She sees the object offers a childhood joy of owning a place in your pocket, having a solid grip on a fantastical side of reality.
With the show invitation from Wilton Way Gallery, its particular gallery interiors informed the ideas further. The roomy basement gallery space amplifies the ‘pocket size’ living style - YiMiao’s observation on the peculiar living spaces and rooms in London - and the solo show title ‘Pocket Fever’ emerged afterwards.
A series of flattened pieces (or silhouettes) of furniture are made to find all walls of its new residence. YiMiao wan…
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YiMiao’s interest in finding a place of belonging and how one would find a way of accessing, affording and owning a home prompted her last residency project, ‘Surface Value’ in summer 2024. Continuing the inquiry with a touch of curiosity and playfulness, she finds comfort in pairing the ideas with the inspiration brought by vintage toyline Polly Pocket. She sees the object offers a childhood joy of owning a place in your pocket, having a solid grip on a fantastical side of reality.
With the show invitation from Wilton Way Gallery, its particular gallery interiors informed the ideas further. The roomy basement gallery space amplifies the ‘pocket size’ living style - YiMiao’s observation on the peculiar living spaces and rooms in London - and the solo show title ‘Pocket Fever’ emerged afterwards.
A series of flattened pieces (or silhouettes) of furniture are made to find all walls of its new residence. YiMiao wan…
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