BANK is pleased to announce that Duyi Han's work Ordinance of the Subconscious Treatment (2021-23) has entered the collection of White Rabbit Gallery, Australia, and is on view in the current exhibition "Tender Comrade" (on view through November 16, 2025).
The artworks is a collection of neuroaesthetic objects and environments investigating the themes of mental health and contemporary Chinese culture. Each room is a manifestation of a mental state. Intended to be both provoking and hypnotic, intimidating and soothing, the rooms and objects interweave religious and folkloric references with scientific and narrative cues informed by contemporary mental health practices. The silk embroidery features not religious iconography or inscriptions but chemical symbols such as dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin, and various phrases. The wide-ranging sentiments and cultural references are all connected: they are a reflection on the belief systems people have today and the sense of what brings happiness.