Platform China Contemporary Art Institute will present Yin Qi's solo exhibition "Alchimie", in exhibition space A on December 9th, showcasing his new works from the past two years. The exhibition features a commentary by Jean Christophe Nourrisson and will run until January 15, 2024.

In my years of personal painting practice, I have been searching for a path that leads to the inner body, to replace the expansion of spatial consciousness in the modernist painting revolution. This path involves a shift from perception to awareness, from the stomach to the heart (psychological experimentation), and the cultivation of intuition. It has been a continuous journey in my painting practice from 1999 to 2023. Personally, I believe that the negative aspect within each of us, namely the right brain and the connected left side of the body, serves as a channel from emotion to intuition. Similar to how a yogi slowly guides the energy from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, this is a practice that cannot be seen with the eyes but can only be felt. It occurs within the human body and ultimately affects consciousness, rather than expanding external space. The alchemy of painting lies in the process of transforming emotions into visual forms of intuition.

—— Yin Qi

Listening attentively to the infrared induction hidden beneath the bark of consciousness, even if we are unaware of the trajectory of a droplet of water, the vitality beyond our comprehension remains effective. Therefore, with profound humility, we welcome these extraordinary artworks that bear witness to the screams of trees, the chaos of drawing, and the tremors of life. Yin Qi's fluent, breathing art reconnects the emotions of the Earth with us, and this is also where we should relearn the art of feeling and perception.

—— Jean Christophe Nourrisson

Yin Qi's creative process originates from within, transforming emotions and consciousness into visual forms of intuition. He endeavors to let this sensory intuition take the lead and evolve into a prototype. Having lived and studied in France for many years, Yin Qi, through his migration across different cultures, has developed an approach that focuses on the self and internalization of questions. Since modernism, identity construction and cultural significance have continuously been dissolved, and Yin Qi's works, consequently, rediscover a relationship and approach that aligns the individual with the world.The artwork titled "Alchimie", sharing the exhibition's name, continues Yin Qi's diverse painting practices since 1999.

Yin Qi's paintings aim to distinguish a form of art as a transcendent symbol code, revealing potential truths to us. He uses landscapes and trees to manifest his transcendent emotions, making these processes visible as Yin Qi's self-introduction. The inherent sufficiency of the artwork implies that this emotion not only stands independently of traditional values but also cannot be simplified into an imitative artistic theory. The consciousness or emotion generated from within is considered a self-connecting, dynamic texture; within this texture, symbolic connections arise only in the experience of intuition.