Keke Yang Explores Water as a Metaphor and Material Substance
Artist Keke Yang presents a thought-provoking project that examines water both as a metaphor and a tangible element. Originally from China, Yang has made New York City her home. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Photomedia from the University of Washington and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Parsons School of Design in New York City.
Interplay of Water and Identity
Yang’s artistic practice draws from her diverse cultural experiences and the fluid dynamics of gender identity. Through various mediums including photography, video, installations, and performance art, she investigates the essence of existence. Her latest work, titled “Before Anyone Noticed,” employs water as both subject and material to delve into themes of transformation, instability, and diverse ways of being.
Artistic Inspiration and Concept
“I am drawn to water’s shifting states and behaviours, movement between containment and expansion,” Yang explains. She incorporates balloons and ordinary materials that evoke themes of tension, permeability, vulnerability, and constant change. By recontextualizing these elements through photography, she crafts metaphorical scenarios in which bodies, objects, and environments interact without fixed definitions. In this context, water serves as a metaphor for gender and identity, emphasizing their fluid and continually evolving nature.
Project Submission Details
Keke Yang shared this innovative project through the Submissions section of our website, inviting audiences to engage with her exploration of water’s multifaceted meanings.
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