Ordinance of the Subconscious Treatment

Ordinance of the Subconscious Treatment (2021) is a collection of neuroaesthetic environments investigating the themes of mental health and contemporary Chinese-ness. Modeled on a typical Chinese apartment, each room is conceived as a visual projection of a mental state and a neuroaesthetic prescription.

Intended to be both provoking and hypnotic, intimidating and soothing, the rooms and furniture interweave religious and folkloric references with scientific and narrative cues informed by contemporary mental health practices. Silk embroidery features chemical symbols such as dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin.

Presented at ALCOVA 2022 are a selection of objects with an exclusive new version of visual content, including short films in collaboration with directors Ziyi Jin and Alexander Zeke Musca.

Duyi Han (1994) is a Chinese artist and designer. He creates virtual and physical environments and objects as perceptual experiences that evoke rich feelings, with a focus on digital art and scenography. His work is informed by art history, neuroaesthetics, physics, and Eastern Asian philosophy, and responds to diverse time and cultural contexts.