Huidi Xiang’s tomato-shaped pincushion sculptures and Wang Ye’s embroidered The Sun explore the delicate boundaries between care and harm, hope and disillusionment. Xiang’s pierced tomatoes expose the unseen wounds of caregiving, where nurture collides with pain. Wang’s labor-intensive, traditionally feminine work presents a radiant sun veiled in deception. Together, their pieces interrogate when care becomes a burden and light turns into illusion.

Huidi Xiang (b. 1995, Chengdu, China) is a Brooklyn-based sculptor whose work reimagines pop culture to explore emerging labor forms in late capitalism. She holds an MFA from Carnegie Mellon and a BA from Rice University. Xiang has exhibited internationally, with shows at the Bronx Museum, YveYANG Gallery, and Contemporary Calgary, and has participated in major residencies and commissions worldwide.

Wang Ye (b. 1990, Changsha, China) explores dual identities and the evolving role of traditional folk art in contemporary female labor and aesthetics. Collaborating with hometown embroiderers, Wang uses silk embroidery as their primary medium. They hold a BFA from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (2013) and an MFA from Yale School of Art (2017).