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About the event
“Hey, it’s me! I’m thinking of you... Call me back when you have time.”
Missed calls drift between Durban, Cape Town, Japan and Hong Kong, from Mother Nature to urban dwellers, until four artists from Hong Kong and South Africa unite, breathing life into anthropomorphic creatures and nature’s cadence, blending skyscrapers and natural wonders.
Young Soy Gallery is proud to present Missed Calls, a group exhibition featuring the works of Hong Kong based Japanese artist, TAXA & Hong Kong artist, ZLISM, alongside South African artists, Ross Turpin & Resoborg.
As the four artists come together in the city having been over 10,000 km apart, their reunion prompts them to respond to the missed calls from one another, then to nature’s unanswered calls through art. Along with their distinct experiences that come from their diverse backgrounds, they unravel vibrant narratives inspired by the spirit and soul of their familiar land, intertwining wildlife with cityscapes, bridging the distance across continents.
Dial in and spark up a conversation with the artists at Young Soy Gallery from 14th November to 1st December.
About the organizer
Young Soy is an art gallery dedicated to the everlasting quest of cultivating and celebrating radical cultural influences.
Under the gallery’s representation lives a diverse cohort of artists forming not only different styles, but also different backgrounds and ideologies. This enables the gallery to push the envelope, challenge its audience and continuously expose it to a range of concepts. Young Soy prides itself on representing these artists under the belief that these artists have the potential to claim a position in art history, and potentially even history itself.
The gallery also follows a code of supreme inclusion, meaning they encourage the masses to participate in the dialogue surrounding the artists, and artwork alike. Through the exhibition of such artists, and inclusion of the masses, the gallery remains steadfast in their delirious hopes of making the world a better, more interesting place to live.