Down to Earth
Group Exhibition Tank, Shanghai

Artists: Wang Yiyi 王一一 | 

Dates: March 7, 2026 – June, 21
Opening: March 7, 2026
Venue: TANK Shanghai, No.2380 Longteng Avenue
Curators: Erika Mei Chua Holum, Ke Zining, Pu Hongxia
Artists: Ashwini Bhat, Chen Ruicheng, Feng Zhixuan, Cristina Rivera Garza & Saúl Hernández-Varga, Eugenia Lim, Jumaadi, Hu Yun, Patty Chang, Tine Galatius, Michelle Wang Yiyi, Melting Wang, Xie Rui, Zheng Bo

"Down to Earth" in Chinese meaning step down onto earth is a most direct action, inviting us to bend down and examine what lies beneath our feet.

As human footprints increasingly disconnect from the land, how do we relearn to sense the soil's breath and the pulse of life? "Step Down!" symbolizes an interspecies connection between humans and more-than-human beings.

Starting from the embodied acts of stepping into the soil and touching the land, this exhibition brings together artists from China and around the world. Drawing from ecological, kin, and land-based knowledge, it reconsiders our relationship with the earth.

When our bodies make contact with the land once more, how do we find direction between severed histories and present realities? Following threads of mending, returning, reciprocating and rooting, the exhibition invites visitors to relearn how to coexist with the land.

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