"Lee Mingwei: Sonic Blossom" Installation View

Lee Mingwei devised Sonic Blossom while caring for his mother as she was recuperating from surgery. As classical music enthusiasts, the pair found solace in listening to Shubert’s Lieder, a series of arrangements for piano and voice. In a period in the artist’s life when the prospect of mortality was immediate and real, the Lieder represented a fleeting moment of tranquility made more beautiful by its ephemerality. The UCCA presentation of Sonic Blossom marks the piece’s China debut and its second performance worldwide after its unveiling at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in 2013.

This artwork was featured in the UCCA exhibition "Lee Mingwei: Sonic Blossom," 2014