Commissioned for the fifth Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Sonic Droplets – Steel Buds (2022) consists of more than 100,000 stainless steel bells. Installed in the historic Aspinwall building, the viewers may walk through the curtain, and their movements activate the bells, creating rattling sounds analogous to the aural natures of multiple ritualistic practices, both spiritual and secular.

The work is surrounded by the expansive wallpaper Incubation and Exhaustion (2018), created in collaboration with Studio Manuel Raeder. It reflects Yang’s long-standing interest in European pagan culture and folklore.

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