Exhibition
YÉANZI
February 13 – March 30, 2026
Geneva
An exhibition by Yéanzi
Yéanzi’s practice unfolds through a sustained and rigorous investigation of material transformation, developed over many years of experimentation and refinement. His work is distinguished by a singular and immediately recognizable visual language, grounded in technical mastery and shaped by a continuous process of evolution.
Central to his research is a distinctive process involving melted plastic, which he heats, fuses, and reconfigures into stratified surfaces where density, tension, and luminosity interact. This manipulation of an industrial and ubiquitous material constitutes not only a formal strategy but the conceptual core of his work. Through cycles of fusion, distortion, and reconstruction, Yéanzi engages with the unstable conditions of contemporary existence and the ways in which matter can carry the traces of collective experience.
At the same time, the use of plastic introduces a decisive ecological dimension. By transforming a material associated with excess, permanence, and environmental crisis, Yéanzi repositions matter as a site of reflection on responsibility, resilience, and potential regeneration. His practice thus operates at the intersection of material research, social inquiry, and environmental consciousness.
Recurring throughout his work are questions of collectivity, understood both as support and as burden, longside the complex dynamics of human relationships shaped by social expectation, constraint, and inherited structures. His surfaces evoke bodies in proximity, zones of pressure, and systems of tension where individuality negotiates with the weight of the group.
Over time, his work has expanded in scale, conceptual depth, and spatial ambition, affirming a trajectory marked by consistency, long-term commitment, and growing institutional recognition. His participation in international residencies, notably at Montresso Art Foundation, as well as the presence of his works in prestigious private collections such as CBH and exhibitions within major public institutions, including the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Morocco, attest to the increasing resonance of his practice within the contemporary art landscape.
This evolving trajectory situates Yéanzi’s work within a broader discourse on materiality, ecology, and the politics of visibility, allowing it to resonate equally within institutional frameworks and discerning private collections.
A major exhibition with TRIBE Gallery is scheduled for later this year.
In the meantime, a selection of capsule series is currently available, offering a focused and intimate entry point into the artist’s evolving body of work.
