Wave and Breeze, 2023

Colored cardstock, easel, perforated wood panel

Public installation

Variable dimensions

Collaboration with Joanna Qiao (Liang Qiao)

Photo: Yuchen Hou

Wave and Breeze, 2023. Installation view, University of California, Davis.

Wave and Breeze is a public installation developed from the image of a pinwheel. The work is made using folded paper and whiteboard materials, installed in shared campus spaces. The forms respond to air movement and environmental presence, remaining light and temporary.

The project was created as an open gesture toward students’ mental well-being. Rather than delivering instruction or messaging, the installation introduces a quiet visual interruption into everyday circulation. The movement of the forms depends on surrounding conditions and passing bodies.

Wave and Breeze exists as a moment of pause. It offers a small shift in atmosphere, allowing attention to drift, settle, or pass without expectation.

Wave and Breeze, 2023. Detail.

Wave and Breeze, 2023. Installation view.

© 2026 Yuchen Hou. All rights reserved.

Wave and Breeze, 2023

Colored cardstock, easel, perforated wood panel

Public installation

Variable dimensions

Collaboration with Joanna Qiao (Liang Qiao)

Photo: Yuchen Hou

Wave and Breeze, 2023. Installation view, University of California, Davis.

Wave and Breeze is a public installation developed from the image of a pinwheel. The work is made using folded paper and whiteboard materials, installed in shared campus spaces. The forms respond to air movement and environmental presence, remaining light and temporary.

The project was created as an open gesture toward students’ mental well-being. Rather than delivering instruction or messaging, the installation introduces a quiet visual interruption into everyday circulation. The movement of the forms depends on surrounding conditions and passing bodies.

Wave and Breeze exists as a moment of pause. It offers a small shift in atmosphere, allowing attention to drift, settle, or pass without expectation.

Wave and Breeze, 2023. Installation view.

Wave and Breeze, 2023. Detail.

© 2026 Yuchen Hou. All rights reserved.