Yi-Wen Chen & Ina Hsu "窸窸窣窣 / si-si-su̍t-su̍t / sawa sawa"

Yi-Wen Chen, Ina Hsu

Sep 5 - Sep 20, 2026

By the pond after the rain, a dragonfly knits with yarn, a crab-eating macaque sticks coins to the bottom of its cane, a lizard kicks over a teacup, and a snail eats newspaper from a lunch box. A goat gathers fallen leaves from the ground, while an ant reads a sandwich intently. A mouse arranges buttons on a stone, and when a sparrow turns on a lamp, a sofa awakens from inside adamp futon. A frog is about to dip a pair of scissors into a cup of coffee.

“窸窸窣窣 / si-si-su̍t-su̍t / Sawa Sawa”* began in the summer of 2025. Yi-Wen and Ina* collect pillowcases, sheets, duvet covers, curtains, and other fabrics that people have finished using and discarded, cutting and transforming them into familiar, recognizable images. Their everyday lives, friends, and wishes are reflected in these works. By piecing together familiar fabrics, the two artists weave a gentle sense of humor and express their affection for things and places. Through their works, they continue a dialogue with small, personal memories and the intimacy of everyday life.

Night after night, the patterns and textures of these fabrics have cared for people’s spirits and skin, gently wrapping them in comfort, while dreams find a safe place to nestle within the bedding. What, then, are the things in our everyday lives that bring us this same sense of comfort, day after day?