On July 20, 2026, the group exhibition As a Gale, Inspiration Breathes opened at My Art Museum, located on the first floor of Tower T6, SINOVAC Life City, Changping District, Beijing. Curated by Mocube with public welfare support from Sinovac Group, the exhibition is jointly curated by Cai Yifeng and Gracie Shi, and will remain on view through August 28, 2026.

The world is always in a state of change.

Clouds gather and disperse over the mountains. Rivers rise and fall with the seasons. Plants continue to grow. Metal changes color under intense heat. Dust settles on the ground, on windowsills, and on canvases alike. Many of these transformations are so gradual that they are almost imperceptible, yet they never cease. Living within this continual flux, we experience humidity, temperature, light, and wind through our bodies, gradually forming relationships with everything around us through the accumulation of everyday experience.

The exhibition brings together the work of eighteen artists. Their subjects and methods vary widely: some spend long periods walking through mountains and wilderness; others return repeatedly to familiar cities and everyday life. Some work closely with metal, earth, wood, and pigment, while others continually revisit the body, memory, and time. In every case, artistic practice emerges through an ongoing encounter between people and the world.
Such encounters rarely arise from a single moment of revelation. More often, they are shaped through repeated returns—to a landscape, a material, a gesture, or a feeling that has never truly departed. As the world continues to change, artists continually rediscover these transformations through sustained practice. Things that once seemed ordinary gradually reveal new dimensions through prolonged attention and labor.

The works in this exhibition originate from different places and carry different temporalities. Mountain winds, the moisture of rivers, the dust of cities, and the sensations retained by the body all gradually find their way into the works through repeated observation, experimentation, and making. They neither remain confined to lived experience nor detach themselves from reality; instead, they become part of the works’ very texture.

Each of the eighteen artists follows a distinct path, preserving an individual rhythm and direction. What they collectively present is not a unified style, but a shared condition of remaining in continuous dialogue with the world—a process of mutual perception and response.

The world continues to change. The wind moves through forests as it moves through cities. Rivers keep flowing. Plants continue to grow. Metal bears the traces of forging, and dust continues to settle. The exhibition gallery is only a temporary point along the journey of these works. They will continue to unfold over time, giving rise to new experiences through each new encounter.