Taking the raft as metaphor, I expand “raft” from a life-saving device adrift at sea into a structural condition that temporarily underpins, supports, and shapes form in the process of becoming.
Throughout this series, human figures and plant forms intertwine in states of co-growth.
In this body of work, fragmented figures and mutating plant forms emerge within carefully constructed environments.
Limbs are braced, stems are supported, bodies are partially fused with external frameworks.
The title The Raft carries a quiet tension.
“The Raft” suggests survival and suspension, a structure that keeps one afloat when solid ground is absent. It also evokes a base, like those used in 3D printing where delicate forms require temporary supports.
Solo exhibition “The Raft” with @leogallery.official , opening from May 5th.
Thank you @m.yimin@_studiouma_ and @adchina_official for including my work in the feature.
Always grateful to see these paintings find new contexts and conversations beyond the studio. Another life they’ve now been given.
Thank you for including my work DD-15 in “Law of Desire” - pop-up exhibition at H Queen’s, Central, Hong Kong during Hong Kong Art Week
Co-hosted by
@mandyzhangart@larrys_list@visionaire.china
DD-15
Oil on wood, artist frame, double sided pained sculpture
26 x 16.5 cm
𝕀𝕟 𝕌𝕟𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕪 𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕤, 𝔸𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝔻𝕪𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝔻𝕠𝕖 ℙ𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕪 ‘𝔾𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕤’ 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕋𝕖𝕔𝕙-𝔸𝕕𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝔸𝕘𝕖
“All of Doe’s paintings resist easy or convenient conclusions, leaving the viewer somewhat on the back foot—perhaps they too have observed these misplaced, involuntary ‘ghost gestures’ in themselves—leaving the question of whether we can ever truly elude the muscle memory we gain from the inventions we make and live with.” @artnet
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Muscle Memory ｜Dylan Doe @_dylan.doe_
Curated by Ning Yu @ningyn_
12 February - 27 March 2026
Mandy Zhang Art
Seymour Place, London, W1H 7NG
@artnet@_dylan.doe_
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