Leah Ke Yi ZhengChange, I Ching 64 Paintings

Leah Ke Yi Zheng’s upcoming exhibition presents a complete series of 64 paintings based on the hexagrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes), a foundational text in Chinese philosophy. Each painting reflects on a hexagram not through literal representation, but through an evolving visual language shaped by abstraction, intuition, and the interplay of light and material. Working with silk, hardwood, and hand-built stretchers, Zheng brings together traditional Chinese techniques and conceptual art methodologies to explore transformation, multiplicity, and the logic of impermanence. Her practice is influenced by thinkers such as John Cage and Yuk Hui, and rooted in a dialogue between Eastern and Western modes of thought. In this project, the I Ching is not only a reference—it is a method, a structure, and a philosophical companion. The exhibition becomes a meditation on change itself: how it is read, made visible, and experienced through painting.