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Yifei He '22
Taken at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve during one of the field trips of MI 70Q: Photographing Nature.
2019
Photograph
By Yifei He '22
This self portrait addresses my invisible disability and the words around me are a mix of medical statements and emotional entries from my journal.
2018
Graphite on Paper
The sky disc’s dynamic effects on viewing the sky were photographically documented over the course of a sunrise and a sunset.
2017
Installation: printed plastic sheeting (pictorico), fishing wire
Inspired by a trip to explore the nature preserves in Mass Landing, CA, this art showcases two curlew birds looking for food in the shallow waters.
Watercolor and Pencil
This work showcases cultural connection and displacement. The food that should be on your table is now hung on a wall, commemorated but inaccessible.
2024
Monoprints on food wrapping paper, laser cut stencils
This is a photo taken in the Main Quad.
In Guam, an invasive species, the rhinoceros beetle, kills many of the island’s trees. I collage over images of trees to meditate on this loss.
2020
Digital inkjet print
A portrayal of the death of Chaos as depicted in the Zhuangzi, who expired after Shu and Hu bored a new hole into him each day for seven days.
2015
Digital Visual Art
Rendering of a modern jazz pavilion, referencing the visual skeleton chord structure of jazz compositions.
Digital Rendering
This piece tackles the topic of invisible disabilities and the stigma that many invisibly disabled people, myself included, face.
Photograph on Canvas, Embroidery
*sixth photograph of Hidden Gems series
Series of Photographs
Winter 2017, I wrote my first song, ‘Something You Should Know’. After working on the lyrics, production and recording for two years here it is!
Link to Website
Song available on all streaming platforms (spotify, apple music)
Our limbs perform so many tasks yet we rarely take a moment to recognize the inner workings that make these movements possible.
Acrylic tube, yarn, metal hardware, wood, epoxy resin
Lush layers of volanoes, forest fires, tsunamis are interwoven with snarling dogs, invoking chaotic and powerful forces of nature. 30″ x 40″.
Oil paint and thread on canvas
Abstract photography with the goal of rendering mundane objects unrecognizable.
Photography
This is a picture a created from 40 raw pictures I took of the same fruit cup. Compiling all 40 images into one allowed me to show everything in focus
Digital Photograph
These sculptures are abstract representations of my reflections on intimacy as being fluid, not rooted in rigid definitions.
2022
Wood sculpture
I am lucky enough to witness Lagunita being a real lake.
Photo
This is a painting of me as a child, my mom, and my grandma at the beach. It symbolizes the treasure that is family and togetherness.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Abstract portrait that transcends the restrictions of the body and provides the opportunity for anyone of any background to identify with the piece.
Acrylic Paint on Wood
A Joshua Tree, with its grotesque appearance, instantly demands attention.
Photograph of Landscape