With the work “Sexy Robot” combining machinery, metal and human lust, science fiction artist Sorayama Ki and “Father of the alien” HR Giger became famous. The art book “Giger Sorayama” containing the works of the two has been re-released for the third time and this time it will inaugurate the successful two-person exhibition “HR Giger x Sorayama: Approaching” which debuted in China for the first time.
The exhibition will explore the boundaries between man and machine, reality and fantasy, and is divided into three parts – “Exploring Surrealism, Fear and Fantasy”, “Before Tomorrow, Between Creatures and Machines”, “Pop Culture’s “Seed”—displaying 45 works of each of the two from the 1960s to the present, uses the concept of duality to present the perspectives of the two artists, analyzes the similarities and differences between the two, and further introduces their foresight, as well as science fiction films, popular Inspired by music, culture, fashion and video game industries.
The exhibition “HR Giger x Sorayama: Approaching” opened on Christmas Day and will be exhibited at the UCCA Lab Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing until March 24 next year. Interested readers may wish to scroll down to learn more.
