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Echoes of the Earth
6 Jun – 28 Jun, 2025
JPS Gallery

Hong Kong Artist Duo VASEBYSU’s “Echoes of the Earth” Transforms Chernobyl’s Legacy into Art

In the abandoned streets of Chernobyl, nature did not wait for permission to reclaim what humans left behind. Flowers erupted through cracked pavements, vines strangled street signs, and roots invaded the remnants of human lives. This silent revolution of the natural world inspired “Echoes of the Earth”, a riveting new exhibition by Hong Kong artist duo VASEBYSU, opening at JPS Gallery Hong Kong on June 6th.

This exhibition reframes the 1986 Chernobyl disaster into a powerful meditation on renewal by revealing the paradoxical beauty that emerges when nature reclaims spaces abandoned after history’s worst nuclear catastrophe. Through three distinct yet interconnected installations, the artists pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives while challenging viewers to reconsider their fundamental relationship with the natural world.

25 Hands Harvesting Rainbows from Ruins

VASEBYSU’s artistic practice centres on sculptural pieces crafted from their signature stone mixture paired with delicately preserved botanical elements. This distinctive approach finds profound expression in the “25 Hand Signs” series: a powerful chronological narrative featuring twenty-five unique hand gestures, each capturing a moment in Chernobyl’s unfolding tragedy—starting from the fateful “Decision” that set disaster in motion to the final acts of “Resistance”. Cast from the artist’s hands, each sculpture holds preserved flowers chemically treated to a distinct hue, only to reveal the full spectrum of the rainbow when collectively arranged.

Mortal Vessels, Immortal Blooms

At the heart of the exhibition stands “HEROES”, a commanding one-meter-high skull sculpture surrounded by smaller variations. Atop each skull is an opening that reveals a lush bouquet of blooming flowers. This stark memorial pays tribute to the unnamed heroes whose stories faded from headlines but whose sacrifice remains etched in Chernobyl’s soil. Through this juxtaposition of mortality and rebirth, visitors can witness how even skulls—the ultimate symbols of mortality—can become nurturing grounds for nature’s recovery.

A ‘Plantone’ of Persistence

“Plantone”, comprised of sixteen panels in varying shades of green, cleverly reimagines Pantone colour charts while representing an urban landscape reclaimed by nature. Each panel, crafted from resin and stone, cradles a single preserved flower. The collection speaks to nature’s persistence—how vegetation will inevitably reclaim our forgotten structures, continuing Earth’s story long after humanity’s last chapter.

Floral Rebellion Beyond The Gallery

The artist duo extends their artistic statement beyond the gallery walls with a site-specific intervention on Staunton Street. The artists have meticulously crafted a floral replica of an existing street sign near the gallery entrance, preserving its exact specifications and the sign’s functional purpose. When viewers encounter these anomalies amongst the city’s predictable elements, they become witnesses to the artists’ guiding principle: anything in this world can become a vase for nature to grow.

Tomorrow’s Garden

“Echoes of the Earth” serves as both a warning and a reassurance—a testament to humanity’s destructive potential and nature’s unwavering resilience. The exhibition invites contemplation of our environmental impact and challenges visitors to consider: If we were to disappear tomorrow, what would grow in our place? Yet in this sobering question lies an unexpected comfort, as life will always find a way to bloom, with or without us to witness it.
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