Kiss Upon the Tentacle, 2025
Kiss Upon the Tentacle, 2025
Stainless steel

Kiss Upon the Tentacle

2025
Stainless steel
50 × 40 × 160 cm; 40 × 10 × 200 cm

Part of The Lure

Giant traps made of stainless steel hang high in the space, with metallic tentacles entwining and interlacing, possessing both a sense of soft vitality and a cold texture. Between the fishhooks that catch the cold light lurks the tension between danger and beauty within technical protocols. These structures weave a perceptual trap; as viewers approach, they seem to enter the squid's perspective, falling into a sensory vortex of the deep sea. The work transforms massive volume into a daunting force within the space, reflecting the similarities and entanglements between humanity and desire, situated between the mechanical and the erotic.

Ruoxi Ren & Xue Jun

Kiss Upon the Tentacle
Kiss Upon the Tentacle
Kiss Upon the Tentacle
Kiss Upon the Tentacle
Kiss Upon the Tentacle
Kiss Upon the Tentacle
Kiss Upon the Tentacle