Blindspot Gallery is delighted to present “Xiyadie: Butterfly Dream”, Xiyadie’s debut solo exhibition at the gallery.  Presenting over 30 works including unseen works from the early 1980s to the present, it is the largest exhibition of Xiyadie ever presented in Asia. 

Xiyadie is a self-taught traditional Chinese papercut artist who started creating works with homoerotic themes to tell his narrative of transformation. Xiyadie means Siberian Butterfly, a name he chose after his move to Beijing as a migrant worker in 2005, where he found an accepting community in the burgeoning gay subcultural scene. As he relates, the Siberian Butterfly is a northern creature. Surviving in the harshest conditions, it maintains its vanity and pursuit of freedom in an environment that does not lend political agency or representation to queer-identifying people.

Opening Reception | 4-6pm

Artist Talk | 3-4pm

Gallery address: 15/F, Po Chai Industrial Building, 28 Wong Chuk Hang Road