HERE: THE INSECT MUSEUM
这里虫子美术馆

Art Field Nanhai 2023 · Yu Geng Yue Yun

18.11.2022 – 19.2.2023

Nestled within the fields of Art Field Nanhai 2023, HERE: The Insect Museum invites visitors to rediscover the countryside—not through sweeping landscapes, but through cracks in the soil, the edges of leaves, and the barely audible songs of insects.

In this uniquely imagined exhibition, the humble everyday lives of insects are transformed into an artistic experience. The museum is filled with bug-drawn paintings, insect poetry, delicate soundscapes of nocturnal chirping, and even the remnants of insect homes. Some of the insects that once created these traces have already returned to the earth, while others continue their quiet lives in their native habitats—unhurried, resilient, and ever-present.

Far more than a conventional art show, this exhibition unfolds like an echo—resonating with the sights and sounds of childhood, reawakened memories, and a sense of wonder. The artists invite us to gaze with the curiosity of children, to love rather than simply admire, and to sense the miracle of life in its smallest forms.

HERE: The Insect Museum is a stage built for the often-overlooked residents of the natural world. Through their creative presence, insects offer us not only artistic inspiration and the nostalgia of youth, but also a shared story of life and coexistence. After all, like us, they are children of the Earth.

Let us listen carefully. The joy of peeking into this tiny universe may well become a moment of awe.