Sorry Flowers Die is an affirmation of life and a meditation on transience. The title of the show originally comes from Tracey Emin's neon piece. Inspired by the Buddha’s historical flower sermon, where he holds out a lotus flower and one disciple smiles, getting the direct transmission of the enlightenment of being fully present in reality; we further explored the idea of life behind the veil of the medium of described objects, both visual and tactual. Employing a wide range of media- painting, installations, ceramics, poetry, found objects, and photos, we seek paths to raise awareness to the surrounding environments. The works become something in-between our feelings and thoughts. More than simply cataloging the idea into some kind of taxonomy, we want to share paths of the depths of life, the sensations, and the process with peaceful minds, pure freedom, and full presence. Art is a way of documenting the paths that we came upon, are currently on, and will be along. The works in this show were created collaboratively and separately in the past few months, and the materials were gathered as we go along the rivers of life together. With absolute passion, we welcome you to the show.

Ruby Yang currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017, and an MFA at San Francisco Art Institute in 2020. Her works have been included in solo shows, group exhibitions, art fairs, and Film Festivals in Chicago, upstate New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Beijing, China.

Bay Hill currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. His works have been included in solo shows and group shows around the globe, including San Francisco, Chicago, Oakland, Japan, Taiwan, China, Mexico, and Colombia