Adam Shiu-Yang Shaw

vinegar stone and the language of flowers

Towards is pleased to present vinegar stone and the language of flowers, a solo
exhibition by Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist Adam Shiu-Yang Shaw

Exhibition text by Emma LaMorte below.

Dear X,

There’s something I want to share with you. Is there a place we could meet? On a bench maybe, overlooking the Spree. Or, on a walk. Into the forest. By the sea. In a scamper. A phone call. Messages. Photos. Could we meet over food? Shared plates, extra bowls. Fusions, condiments and tea. Could we meet in a song? In rock and roll. In a car-ride. In a sentiment. Could we meet on the surface of an object? In the patina. In levels of erosion and accumulation. In mistakes. Could we meet in a culture? Shared habits, perspectives and traits. Unspoken understanding. Home. Could we meet in psychology? Between conditions and tendencies. Dissonance and loops. Between genetic determination and existentialism. Could we meet in a question? Why this and not that. When does it work. What is important, and how do you do it. Could we meet in slang? Words that carry a shared history. An attitude. An intimacy. Or we could meet in a story? In a Chinese proverb. In analogy. In folklore.

Until next time,
X

Artist

Adam Shiu-Yang Shaw (b. 1987 Edmonton, Canada) currently lives and works
in Berlin. Shaw received his MFA from the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, SE
(2016), attended Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, NL (2015), and received his
BFA from Emily Carr University, Vancouver, CA (2013). Past exhibitions include
Grounds for Magical Thinking, J Hammond Projects, London (2017),
Cruising, Mariella Viking Line, Stockholm, SE, (2017), Dinner Room Terravore,
Oslo10, Basel, CH (2016), Peach, W139, Amsterdam, NL (2016), Undilutable Slang
Truth, Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, SE (2016) and Veins of Gypsum Mortar,
Ashley, Berlin, DE (2015). vinegar stone and the language of flowers is his first
solo-exhibition in Canada.