Yuqi Fan

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Yuqi Fan is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in New York, working across jewelry, photography, and painting. Her practice explores the intricate and emotional relationships people and their beloved objects, drawing inspiration from subcultures such as doll-keeping. By researching the loneliness epidemic and related psychological theories about object attachment issues, she explores how objects such as jewelry can serve as vessels for emotion, memory, and identity.

Yuqi’s work invites the viewer to engage in intimate, surreal experiences that blur the line between reality and fantasy. Her works delve into how desire and care for an object can shape our relationships with the material world.


Hexagon Bag

Silk, pearls, magnets

2022

This is a hand-sewn bag inspired by facted gemstones. The outside silk fabric gives it an elegant sheen that mimics gems such as a cat’s eye stone. Layering the inside with interfacing helps it maintain its shape while remaining soft to the touch. Using magnets as its clasp mechanism enables it to have a clean outline.