Yinxue Lucy Zou
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Projects
Research
Zine - Manhattan Typing
Workshops for young
Peeling Gallery
Architecture Projects
A garden
When the Wrong Layer Lifts
Digital Art
2025
Digital collage, layered textures, photographic sky fragments
8 × 10 in (print-ready)
Keywords: peeling, layers, rupture, fragment, sky, conceal/reveal, erosion, glitch, negative space, quiet tension, repair, memory
At Peeling Gallery, I exhibited When the Wrong Layer Lifts (digital art, 8×10 in). The piece uses “peeling” as a guiding metaphor: a dark, textured surface appears scraped open, revealing fragments of sky and clouds beneath—part scar, part breath. Translating a screen-born image into a physical exhibition made me rethink layers beyond software: layering becomes a way of sensing, a negotiation between concealment and exposure, control and slippage.
Showing the work in-gallery also clarified how viewing distance reshapes meaning—structure and rhythm from afar, grain, edges, and chance up close. This experience encouraged me to keep imperfect boundaries and treat “the wrong lift” not as failure, but as a generative break—an opening where an image can speak when words fall short.
I participated in a group exhibition at Peel Gallery (Carrboro, NC)—a contemporary art space that brings together exhibitions, retail, and community-facing events.
The show, A*PEELING, is Peel’s annual open-call group exhibition centered on the theme “PEEL” (interpreted broadly by each artist). The 2025 edition also marks Peel’s 5th anniversary, and runs Dec 10, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026
Within this group-exhibition context, my work enters a broader conversation about surfaces and revelation. Across different media, artists explore acts of peeling—uncovering, exposing, leaving traces, and repairing—allowing viewers to encounter multiple interpretations of the same theme in a shared space.