Steph Huang's solo exhibition "Lili Deli" is presented by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
"Lili Deli" - This unique "store" is built upon a foundation of pressed waste paper cubes and intentionally avoids familiar additives and chemical seasonings. It replaces cheap melamine, plastic tableware and durable stainless steel with unstable mild-steel tables that are prone to rust, bronze fish bones, air-dry broad bean pods and shellfish that are oxidising, unframed photographs, fragile glass, recycled cans, thermal paper with fading text, and packaging materials that are difficult to preserve. The artist chooses to use non-traditional, organic materials, carefully assembling the remnants of consumer behaviour into various sculptural installations. These works reflect the modern era's pursuit of low cost, efficiency, convenience, and practicality while moving forward with the flow of collective unconsciousness.
Within the exhibition, there will also be a "Tower of Freebies Project", inviting visitors to bring an unwanted promotional item from home to create a collaborative tower on-site. This initiative aims to build a stage for the revival of surplus items produced as a result of consumption stimulation.
Image courtesy of the artist
Learn more --
Lili Deli | Taipei Fine Arts Museum
https://www.frieze.com/article/steph-huang-lili-deli-2025-review
