Yishi Chen

Yishi’s work centers on moments when humans meet the animal and vegetal worlds, probing the relations between life, existence, and force. She regards animals as sources of spiritual refuge and plants as silent bodies of power. With profound respec...

Yishi’s work centers on moments when humans meet the animal and vegetal worlds, probing the relations between life, existence, and force. She regards animals as sources of spiritual refuge and plants as silent bodies of power. With profound respect for more-than-human life, she seeks proximity and attunement to their presence, finding calm and consolation in their shelter