Waller Gallery and independent curator Minglu Zhong are thrilled to present ‘From the Balcony’ December 6, 2024 — January 10, 2025, an evocative gallery show featuring an exquisite selection of new works alongside a collection of previously unseen pieces by the oil painting artist Huaqi Liu. This is a reflection on Liu’s unique practice of capturing the intangible forces that shape human existence. The works trace the origins of his narrative, revealing how Liu’s art transcends visual representation to delve into the essence of being, while examining the impact of environmental, societal, and cultural changes on personal destinies. Altogether, these form a phased poetry of his time abroad.

In another poetic twist, the Chinese character for “destiny” intriguingly contains the character for “cloud.” This unexpected association offers a striking analogy, where the cloud serves as a symbol for destiny, embedding an abstract, philosophical concept within a tangible, sensory image. Liu captures the dynamics, textures, and spatial forms of clouds across various movements, media, and scales, reflecting their ephemeral nature and our inherent unpredictability.