Peng Yu 彭禹

Continuing the exploration of materials derived from the human body, the video Exile documents a performance in which the artist poured seven liters of pure human oil (extracted from cadavers) into a polluted Beijing river. Focusing on the water’s oil-coated surface, the video captures the delicate oil-slick patterns that appear on its reflections. For Peng, human fat is a physical manifestation of excessive consumption. By dissolving human fat among the river’s other pollutants, Peng’s performance alludes to the unbridled human impact on the environment.