Hongjie Yang’s practice explores the interconnectedness between humankind, nature, and the cosmos. His premise lies behind the idea that all levels of existences are structured analogically and are equal in detail, forming an interconnected whole. Yang studied in the USA and at Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands, where he received a Master in Contextual Design in 2015. He is currently based in the Netherlands.

Selected Exhibitions and Events:

2023 - Cosmos, MUDAC, Lausanne, Switzerland.

2021 - Cosmos, CID Le Grand-Hornu, Belgium.

2020 - Design and Wondrous, Centre Pompidou x West Bund Museum, Shanghai, China.
2020 - La Manufacture, curated by Lidewij Edelkoort, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille, France.
2019 - The State of Extreme, Design Museum Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2019 - Nature Morte / Nature Vivante, CID Le Grand-Hornu, Belgium.
2019 - Talk, Forum Vertigo, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
2019 - Talk, Design Marabout n°7, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
2019 - La Fabrique du Vivant, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
2018 - Naked, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, the Netherlands.
2017 - Fundamentals, Dutch Invertuals, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2017 - Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Milan, Italy.
2017 - Harvest, Dutch Invertuals, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy.
2017 - The Future Perfect, New York City, USA.
2016 - Power Play, Dutch Invertuals, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2016 - The Wild Things, curated by Lidewij Edelkoort, Texture, Kortrijk, Belgium.
2016 - The Life Fair, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2016 - Unsettling Green, MARTa Herford Museum, Herford, Germany.
2016 - Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Milan, Italy.
2016 - Advanced Relics, Dutch Invertuals, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy.
2015 - Thing Nothing, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2015 - Graduation Show, Design Academy Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2014 - Sense Nonsense, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2014 - Designing Scarcity, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.