Between Seeing and Being Seen
Between Seeing and Being Seen is a photographic exhibition about observation, coexistence, and presence. It brings together two major bodies of work by Wei-Chen Lou: Sublimity in Focus and Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Through Jan 15, 2026
WA Museum × ALT Alliance × WA+ Virtual Gallery
The exhibition uses visual perception as a lens to examine how humans observe the world—and how, in return, the world reflects itself back to us. Between the micro and the macro, nature and civilization, observer and observed, there exists a subtle “circuit of perception” that transforms seeing into a mutual awakening.
In Sublimity in Focus, Lou turns his lens toward the smallest architectures of life—plant veins, petal textures, micro-ecosystems—inviting viewers to experience the poetic and cosmic qualities embedded within the micro-scale.
In Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?, he expands outward to vast ecological landscapes—Zimbabwe’s wildlife, landforms, and traces of human activity—reminding us that when we look at nature, nature also looks back.
The exhibition invites viewers to experience the oscillation between seeing and being seen:
between detail and wilderness,
between growth and decay,
between humanity and the natural world.
Weichen Lou | To Feel, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Study #1, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Study #2, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Dancing #1, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Dancing #2, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Study #3, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Study #4, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Study #5, 2022 | Sublimity in Focus
Weichen Lou | Good Evening Zambezi, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Under the Same Stars, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Grazing at Dusk, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | First Light, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Morning Routine, 2021 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Over the Water, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Sunbathing, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Larking, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Harmony, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Giants, 2019 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Closer #1, 2021 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | Closer #2, 2021 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | New Day #1, 2021 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Weichen Lou | New Day #2, 2021 | Do You Want To Be Disturbed Too?
Between Seeing and Being Seen uses photography as a bridge, inviting viewers to contemplate the ethics and poetics of existence—between humans and nature, individuals and the collective, observers and the world.
In Wei-Chen Lou’s images,
the cells of a leaf echo the light of distant stars;
the gaze of an animal carries the reflection of humankind.
Together, they reveal a simple truth:
we are not merely observers of the world—
we are inseparable from it.
WeiChen Lou
About Artist
Wei-Chen Lou is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice centers on photography and time-based media. His work explores the dynamic relationships between images, temporality, and installation, capturing fleeting moments and extending their resonance across time and space.
Lou’s artistic inquiry focuses on the flow of time and the collective resonance shared among living beings. Through natural elements, seasonal transitions, and cosmic motifs, he interweaves personal memory with collective consciousness—inviting viewers to reflect on their own journeys and the shared human experience.
He holds an MFA in Photography and Media & Society from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). His work has been exhibited at NYCxDesign, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA Studios), and other cultural platforms. With a nuanced visual language and contemplative pacing, Lou reveals the subtle interconnections between humanity, nature, and culture, using photography as a bridge for dialogue in an ever-shifting world.
