8K Video ｜ 8’54’’ ｜ 2020 ｜ 8000 × 3556 px

4K Video, 8’54’’, 2020 Traditionally, Chinese dragons are water gods overlooking the ocean and protecting the ecology; in modern life, dragons have been misused widely as auspicious figures, or generalized as Asian cultural symbols. In the dragons’ series, Yang Yongliang tries to bring back the historical context. Five Dragons unveils the cohabitation of five dragons among a natural landscape, with their destinies unforeseen. Inspired by Southern Song master Chen Rong’s most well-known dragons, the work pays tribute to the classical dragon motif in the East Asian art history.