Zephyr
Fengduo, or “wind bell,” refers to the bronze chimes hung under temple eaves, which sound not by force but in response to the wind. The wind is invisible, yet it animates; the bell is silent, yet it resonates. Together, they reveal a dynamic between presence and absence, form and emptiness. In this exhibition, Zephyr—a word evoking gentle, life-giving breeze—echoes that same logic of unseen forces that stir, connect, and bring forth perception.
Yohei Yama’s works continue his inquiry into natural energies, spiritual rhythms, and perceptual flow. In his works, intricate layers of line and color unfold, intersect, and dissolve, not to depict the wind but to embody its movement. His visual language resonates with the metaphor of Fengduo: only through emptiness can energy arrive; only through stillness can resonance emerge. “I don’t paint a specific thing,” Yama notes, “I paint with my body to sense the rhythm of the universe.”
More than an observation of nature, Yama’s practice invites a reorientation of perception itself. Here, wind becomes a metaphor for the unseen flows that link inner and outer, the tangible and the ineffable. Zephyr gestures toward a worldview where being is not fixed, but shaped by relationships, rhythms, and continuous emergence.
