Yen Ha's intricate mandalas were borne of a practice she created in the earliest days of the pandemic, when many of us were living in very finite spaces. Sitting in her parents’ kitchen, she began this series of drawing meditations that were inspired by and evolved from the plates that line the walls collected from every country they have ever visited, and many they still aspire to experience. Yen thinks of these drawings as her own collection of travel dreams – an expression of joy at the infinite nature of our world and a wish to never stop traveling.

From the rich, geometric reds and oranges of Tehran DM-29 to the crisp, wavy blues of Auckland DM-26, each of the thirty 10”x8” drawings exhibits a distinct dynamism, uniquely tied to its geographical muse. Whereas the two large scale 20”x16” mandalas incorporate a full chromatic spectrum energized by elements from all of the designs to illustrate the Infinite World in its entirety.