We’re pleased to present Rei Xiao’s paintings at the inaugural Vima Art Fair in Cyprus. Drawing on her Chinese-Turkish heritage and upbringing in Istanbul, Xiao’s work blends autobiographical imagery with dreamlike scenes and chimeric figures, exploring hybridity and inner worlds where animals and objects carry equal weight to humans. Her paintings move beyond trauma, seeing darkness as a zero point in a vast emotional landscape.
“Booth-in-a-booth” features a textile work by Dagnini. Using vintage materials and handcraft techniques, her embroidered tapestries pair meme-like phrases with traditional forms, capturing the tension between historical continuity and post-internet irony.
