BREATH PROTOCOL


• Dates: 16–20 March 2026

• Venue: Hackney Gallery, 1 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0NS, London

• Artists:  Yixin Fan, Junying Jiang, Lingqun Teng, Shuyang Chen, Ketong Xing, Yiru Wang

• Curatorial Team: SATURN VII

Exhibition Review

What sustains existence is rarely the grand events of history, but quiet, persistent, repeating rhythms: the heartbeat, breath, dawn and dusk, the tides. These cycles form the fundamental order of all things.

This invisible rhythm is named a “protocol”. It is not a signed agreement, but a silent law that keeps everything in balance. Living beings sustain themselves through air, rock holds its form through moisture, and myths endure by being retold across generations. Every form of being follows the same quiet principle: rhythmic exchange resists disorder and prolongs existence.