{"title":"Sculptures - MIRROR OF THE META: Incredible Reality","description":"\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--26264939266323__image_with_text_LHhThy\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section--padding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-with-text image-with-text--alt page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-with-text__grid flex-grid flex-grid--gapless flex-grid--1-col flex-grid--2-col-tablet\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-grid__item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-with-text__content middle left mobile-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-with-text__text typeset rte\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--26264939266323__image_with_text_JWrNA9\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section--padding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-with-text image-with-text--alt page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-with-text__grid image-with-text__grid--reverse flex-grid flex-grid--gapless flex-grid--1-col 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digital era. Whereas the Art Basel Hong Kong presentation focused on video works and the monumental \u003cstrong\u003e4.5-metre sculpture \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLili\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, engaging with a dystopian discourse on humanity, nature and technological transformation, the London exhibition offers a more \u003cstrong\u003eintimate and reflective register\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt brings together sculptural works, photography, and a sculptural transposition of a traditional Chinese dress, exploring a private and secular sphere. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere below, the \u003cstrong\u003efiberglass\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esculptures\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efrom the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMythology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e reference from the elusive mountain spirits of Chinese 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Immortalised in Chu Ci, it roams misty peaks, sometimes guiding or luring travelers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work is part of \u003cem\u003eMIRROR OF THE META: Incredible Reality\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea solo exhibition at Asprey Studio by Hong Kong-born artist and art director Tim Yip. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exhibition explores parallel dimensions of reality where myth, memory and technology meet. It offers an intimate, contemplative encounter with Yip’s sculptural works, photography, and a sculptural reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese dress — each piece reflecting the artist’s enduring fascination with how imagination shapes our experience of the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 4\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTim Yip (b. 1961, Hong Kong) is an acclaimed artist, director, art director, costume designer and photographer for film and stage. He won the Oscar for Best Art Direction, and the BAFTA award for Best Costume Design for the film \u003cem\u003eCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon \u003c\/em\u003e(dir. 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It offers an intimate, contemplative encounter with Yip’s sculptural works, photography, and a sculptural reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese dress — each piece reflecting the artist’s enduring fascination with how imagination shapes our experience of the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 4\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTim Yip (b. 1961, Hong Kong) is an acclaimed artist, director, art director, costume designer and photographer for film and stage. He won the Oscar for Best Art Direction, and the BAFTA award for Best Costume Design for the film \u003cem\u003eCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon \u003c\/em\u003e(dir. 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It offers an intimate, contemplative encounter with Yip’s sculptural works, photography, and a sculptural reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese dress — each piece reflecting the artist’s enduring fascination with how imagination shapes our experience of the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 4\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTim Yip (b. 1961, Hong Kong) is an acclaimed artist, director, art director, costume designer and photographer for film and stage. He won the Oscar for Best Art Direction, and the BAFTA award for Best Costume Design for the film \u003cem\u003eCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon \u003c\/em\u003e(dir. 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