In the Bowels of the Bardo

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 86" x 74"
Materials: paper, beeswax, mushrooms, dominos, cat hair, wires, usb cable, bamboo, longhorn beetle, house fly, bee, citrus peel, glass, lock, plug, botanicals, acrylic paint, oil paint, iridescent film, dowels, hot glue, caulk, cork, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, plywood, piece of a car tire, pewter, bong, starfish, clay, metal lettering, cup warmer, batteries, headphone, crystals, shell, tile, aluminum.

Dance of the Goddess Maya

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 60" x 42"
Materials: paper, sand dollars, caulk, rocks, cardboard, automotive paint, beeswax, rubber bands, branches, dried tangerines, dried grapefruit, chestnuts, botanicals, wooden snake, bee, cement spray paint, pieces of a Gundam model, sea urchin, acrylic paint, tar, hot glue, mushrooms, 1/100 scale human models, PLA filament, pigment, electronic parts, plywood.

Ascending and Descending a Mountain

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 46" x 73"
Materials: paper, beeswax, reishi mushrooms, milkweed seeds and pods, botanicals, acrylic paint, oil paint, iridescent film, dowels, hot glue, caulk, cork, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, wires, plywood.

Adopted by Spirits

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 35" x 47"
Materials: paper, acrylic paint, watercolor, oil paint sticks, rubber bands, hot glue, glitter hot glue, metal signage letters, mosquito repellent incense, beeswax, rubber band, rocks, caulk, plywood, linen.

Hell Guide/Heaven Guard

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 61" x 52"
Materials: handmade paper, beeswax, mushrooms, wires, computer mouse, curling iron, glass, botanical matter, acrylic paint, lenticular images, hot glue, caulk, glitter glue, sponge, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, plywood, piece of a car tire, pewter, exact-o blades, clay, bone, twigs, pom pom, flattened exhaust pipe, tacts, quartz crystals, ceramics, scale model humans, pen quills, packaging peanuts, thermostat, glue, silicone.

Mahākāla

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 30" x 39"
Materials: paper, self-hardening clay, dowels, hot glue, beeswax, acrylic paint, tar, rocks, botanicals, bamboo skewers, PLA filament, vinyl, electronic parts, candy, hook, rubber bands, caulk, pigment, feather, dried orange, dried grapefruit, dried tangerine, Gundam model parts, ramen, automotive paint, bamboo mushroom, reishi mushroom, cauliflower mushroom, black conk mushroom, steal plate, charcoal, metals, linen, plywood.

Cocoon Alchemy

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 50" x 47" x 12"
Materials: paper, beeswax, wood, all the lenses from a projector, cocoons, moth shedding, PLA filament, ear plugs, glass, botanicals, acrylic paint, door knob, chestnuts, seeds, hot glue, caulk, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, plywood, pewter, clay, bone, dried echeveria, ceramics, silicone, 3d printed objects, Colgate toothpaste box, soda can, bottle of Advil, petrified wood, TV remote, milled pneumatic engine, tile, batteries.

Haunting the Hungry Ghost

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 25” x 30 1/2”
Materials: paper, asphalt, coyote teeth, braided lanyard, mushroom, steel plate, 9v battery, electronic parts, caulk, rock, dragonfly, model chickens, model moss, hot glue, silkworm cocoon, acrylic paint, oil paint, botanicals, plywood, pigment, bullet shells.

As the Universe Grew

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 72" x 60"
Materials: paper, conductive copper tape, electrical wire, sumi ink, model humans, ear plug, large safety pin, pieces of a keyboard, hot glue, chest nuts, acrylic paint, linen, decorative nails, steel plate, planer blades, self-hardening clay, caulk, string beans, reflector tape, glow-in-the-dark stars, PLA filament, matte medium, metal letter, skeleton leaves, bottle of mezcal, plastics, tangerines, shoe lace, jars.

Blanketing

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 89" x 74"

Spirit Guide (Mirror Face)

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 30" x 39"
Materials: paper, hot glue, beeswax, acrylic paint, tempered glass, rocks, botanicals, roots, electronic parts, caulk, pigment, mirror glass, white oak burl, Burger King chicken nugget, bee, batteries, catalpa pods and seeds, thread, tape, wires, produce mesh, linen, plywood.

Each Ourselves Beyond

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 32" x 44"
Materials: paper, jars, rocks, air-dry modeling clay, Crayola clay, wood glue, pigment, sumi ink, lens, batteries, dried string beans, ceramic shards, toy horse leg, hot glue, glitter hot glue, grapefruit peel, pine cone, glass, incense sticks, Squishies donut, cardboard, park ranger pin, linen, and acrylic paint, ply wood.

Where Constellations Meet

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 54 1/2" x 26" (left figure), 41" x 26" (right figure)
Materials: paper, 3D hologram stickers, trivet, magnolia flowers and branches, botanicals, rocks, clay, pewter trinkets, drone remote controller, gemstones, water color, pigment, glue, ceramic shards, caulk, hot glue, glitter hot glue, glitter glue, model farm animals, glass, electronic parts, reflective fine beads, acrylic paint, plywood.

Seer, Creator, Driver

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 49" x 71"
Materials: paper, glue, rocks, botanicals, electronic parts, caulk, metal, pigment, 3D printed objects, hot glue, vinyl, moth cocoons, butterfly cocoons, lenticular images, cat hair, and reflector beads.

Sweeping Visit By The Specters Of Tears And Learning
Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 44" x 42 1/2"
Materials: paper, hot glue, acrylic paint, automotive paint, clay, glitter glue, polyester, computer mouse, motor, silver leaf, glue, rocks, botanicals, electronic parts, caulk, metal, dried tangerine, vending machine egg, pigment, plywood.

Tall Grass Field

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 30" x 39"
Materials: paper, tangerines, rocks, baby shoe cushions, silicone, botanicals, electronic parts, pigment, wax, acrylic paint, EAP wires, peacock feathers, oil paint, linen, head phones, and plywood.

Mediated Meditation

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 62" x 45"
Materials: paper, glue, rocks, botanicals, electronic parts, caulk, metal, pigment, 3D printed objects, hot glue, vinyl, moth cocoons, butterfly cocoons, lenticular images, cat hair, and holographic stickers, printed images, plastic leaf ornaments, cheese grater.