Fleeing from the First Autumn Sweep

Fleeing from the First Autumn Sweep is an exhibition curated by Billy Chen showcasing the photographic series created by conceptual artist KeKe Yang. From the backroads and landscapes surrounding Arts Letters & Numbers (ALN) during the summer months, KeKe worked closely with young people, visiting artists, and members of the ALN community; the project captures moments of tenderness and vulnerability held within the serenity of nature. Quiet gestures, shared glances, and unguarded pauses reveal relationships built through trust and collaboration, connections that feel increasingly rare in the accelerating pace of contemporary life.

At the heart of this series is a practice grounded in presence, collaboration, and mutual care. Each image emerges from a shared attentiveness, a co-created space in which the boundaries between photographer and subject soften. The natural surroundings of fields, riverbanks, and wooded paths act not merely as a backdrop but as a partner in shaping how bodies relate and rest together.

This body of work is not only a portrait of individuals, but of a community of artists from various disciplines learning how to hold space for one another. The work invites viewers to slow down, breathe, and rediscover an inner stillness that resists the pressures of urban life. In offering these quiet connections, the series becomes a meditation on refuge, belonging, and the fragile beauty of human presence within the landscape.