‘Bio Morphe’ featuring Tishan Hsu at Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, TX, United States

9 September 2025

From 5 September – 20 December 2025, Moody Center for the Arts presents ‘Bio Morphe’ featuring Tishan Hsu. The exhibition focuses on the topic of biomorphism—artistic styles that use occurring patterns or shapes inspired by nature— as seen through the lens of seven international artists. Their respective work highlights the impact of new technologies and industrial manufacturing processes on ever-changing relationships between the human body and the natural world. This presentation offers a pluridisciplinary approach to the concept through works that engage with a broad range of topics, from the application of scientific research to the role of gender in society. Bio Morphe allows visitors to explore parallels between experimental artworks and contemporary issues prompted by research in science and technology.

The selected artists approach the representation of living forms, including the human body, to question gender and the inherent tension between industrial production and handmade craft. Tishan Hsu highlights how digital technologies are increasingly shaping our visual perception of the world. His works illustrate the entanglement of distorted human features with surfaces that evoke computer screens and biomedical devices.

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Image: Tishan Hsu, Interface Remix, 2001, Archival inkjet on canvas, 96 x 95 inches (243.8 x 241.3 cm), © 2025 North First Studio / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Annik Wetter, MAMCO Geneva 2024.