Siyuan Tan thesis exhibition: 'How Much I Love You'

SCAD presents "How Much I Love You," a thesis exhibition by Siyuan Tan (M.A. sculpture). The artist investigates form, cultural symbols and the connection between perceived space and nothingness, through many materials and media. His process involves both the creation and destruction of works. Through mold-making, Tan creates handmade forms based on art-historical references. From these molds, he fashions multiples, which are subsequently displayed and destroyed, thereby linking conceptually to the artist’s ideas of physical form and nothingness.

"How Much I Love You" includes works inspired by form, volume and both negative and positive space. The idea of "nothingness space" is described by the artist in his experiments with mold-making: "The process of making a mold for a sculpture actually transformed the volume that once occupied a real space into a 'nothingness space.' Like folded hands, there's a space in the middle; but if you open your hands, this space will disappear… This space is made up of the reality of the physical surface and the nothingness of the inner space." This concept of "nothingness space" constitutes the artist's investigation into the duality of real space and non-physical spaces like the public domain of the internet or virtual platforms.

Tan has participated in group exhibitions internationally, in Rome, Italy; Beijing, China; New York, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. He has had solo exhibitions in Atlanta and Shenyang, China.

Reception: Thursday, May 24, 5–7 p.m. 

Gallery hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.