Tree of Energy by Tim Yip

Tree of Energy 2013, Kyoto Print on Hahnemuhle Baryta Paper (framed), 80 x 60.8 cm “I have created numerous works of intense colour, using imagery constructed through colour to express my reflections on and concerns about reality.This photograph is one such work, intended to convey the philosophy of "spiritual environmentalism". Rosy glow drapes the trees, gilding them in a radiant sheen, while amid the interweaving of light and shadow, the woods take on a deep crimson hue. All too often, we can no longer perceive things as they truly are, and the spiritual world of humanity is facing systematic, large- scale erosion.” - Tim Yip This work is part of MIRROR OF THE META: Incredible Reality, a solo exhibition at Asprey Studio by Hong Kong-born artist and art director Tim Yip. The exhibition explores parallel dimensions of reality where myth, memory and technology meet. It offers an intimate, contemplative encounter with Yip’s sculptural works, photography, and a sculptural reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese dress — each piece reflecting the artist’s enduring fascination with how imagination shapes our experience of the world. Tim Yip (b. 1961, Hong Kong) is an acclaimed artist, director, art director, costume designer and photographer for film and stage. He won the Oscar for Best Art Direction, and the BAFTA award for Best Costume Design for the film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (dir. Ang Lee, 1999). Through his prolific works in art, film, theatre and literature, Tim Yip has honed his thesis New Orientalism, which proposes that-far from being determined-supposed boundaries of geography and time are porous.