Recently, the “Chengdu Biennale—Pulse of Life” kicked off with an outdoor exhibition at Tianfu Art Park.

 

The exhibition has brought together nine significant installation works (series) by nine domestic and international artists—Bernar Venet, Chen Fenwan, Deng Le, Huang Weixin, JUJUWANG, Maleonn+RECY GEEK, Sui Jianguo, Yang Qian, and Zheng Lu.

 

 

Arcs in Disorder, by Bernar Venet, stands at the main entrance of Chengdu’s 3rd Ring Road, its 4.1-meter-tall Corten steel arcs constituting an artistic gateway. Chen Fenwan’s Sunbirds, a paper-cut work specifically created for Chengdu, brings the cultural totem of the ancient Shu civilization to life on the wall. By the lake at Hall A, Deng Le’s Scenery along the Way captures the passing moments of daily life with its mirrored columns. Huang Weixin’s Moon Cocoon, installed separately at the two lakeside halls, mimics the inner world of self-reflection by glowing inward.

 

Arcs in Disorder

 

Sunbirds

 

Scenery along the Way

 

Moon Cocoon

 

JUJUWANG’s hibiscus-inspired The Flower Isle of the Gazer reflects flowers during the day and glows softly by night through its gate-like mirror structure. From the central water stage rises Sui Jianguo’s Hegu Tower, a towering sculpture that embodies the artist’s signature approach of expressing substance through emptiness. Yang Qian’s Rainbow—Chengdu “conjures up” a palpable rainbow through fine mist. Zheng Lu’s Dripping finds its home at the Yinggui Lake, where hollowed verses and the mirrored sculpture tell Eastern philosophy through water. With the saying “a snap of a photo brings a fortune in gold”, Maleonn+RECY GEEK brings to life the traditional culture of “cats bringing fortune”, which dates back to the Tang Dynasty, in the team’s installation Lucky Cat, sending wishes of good luck to all residents.

 

The Flower Isle of the Gazer

 

Hegu Tower

 

Rainbow—Chengdu

 

Dripping

 

Lucky Cat

 

As installations are thoughtfully woven into lakesides, green spaces, and architectural gaps, viewers have the chance to stumble upon art as they wander. The act of “viewing” itself has been absorbed as part of the park’s landscape—it hides in the grand narrative of architecture, assimilates into the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and reveals itself in the fleeting moments of surprise when a resident meets an artwork.

 

 

The outdoor exhibition will continue in parallel with the exhibition at the main venue until the summer of 2026.

 

Edited by Zhang Yuanlin

Source: Home in Chengdu