Increments – Belinda Yee

In Belinda Yee’s work, materials are more than just matter; they’re imbued with the weight of time and the presence of shared histories. The exhibition Increments explores time as a material that moves around and through us, constantly flowing, measured in change and stillness.

Sandstone, graphite, marble, and the human body serve as touchstones for Yee’s exploration of time, weaving together the deep temporality of the geological with the fleeting rhythms of human history. Her process is one of careful repetition, where each gesture binds the passage of time to the work’s surface. This is a way of marking and measuring time, layering human experience alongside the vastness of geological time.

The result? A body of work that carries an almost metaphysical charge, where time feels suspended yet palpable. In these pieces, Yee plays with the tension between what is seen and what remains hidden. There’s a subtle dance between presence and absence, as the gestures that bring the work to life both reveal and obscure the trace of the artist’s body. In this interplay – the visible and the unspoken, the formed and the not-yet-revealed – her works generate their quiet power.

'By Measure' Live Performance (Saturday, 9 November, 1pm)

Dancers move through the gallery space with slow, considered gestures. Movement over time, a process of drawing in itself, is the human body performing its innate temporality.

Working with a stark economy of means, Yee distils form to its essence. The cold stone media – sandstone, marble, graphite – are transmuted, becoming warm through engagement with the artist’s body and process. This transformation creates a meditative space where the essential, the elemental, can emerge, where past, present, and future collapse into one another, leaving behind a record of process and presence.

Belinda’s work stands as an embodiment of time passing, with fugitive materials that reflect on the fragility and impermanence of existence itself.