Reason To Stay / Lion / Bobcat / Bear / Your Gentle Breathe

Yu-Erh Chen likes to base her works on animals, and creates sculptures to eternalize her relationships with them. Using lacquer as her medium, Chen creates specimen-like sculptures that show her intimate link to these animals; she presents them at their best to make up for a sense of loss.
Chen also creates a series of sculptures that combines humans and animals, such as Reason to Stay. The humans and animals presented are either connected physically, exchanging expressions, or standing side by side. This creates a dialogue that requires no language and focuses instead on their harmonious coexistence.