A duo presentation by Nina Sechko and Vowa Mank at ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair.

12 - 15 NOVEMBER 2026 . BOOTH P07 . SHANGHAI EXHIBITION CENTER

ROBINEAU is proud to announce its participation in ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, where the gallery will present works by two of the artists it represents, Nina Sechko and Vowa Mank, at booth P07. The presentation is not built around a single theme: each artist is shown on their own terms.

Nina Sechko

Drawing upon Daoist philosophy and its resonance throughout East Asian thought, the works invite viewers into a contemplative space where light becomes both a spiritual metaphor and a living force.

Through her distinctive practice, Nina Sechko explores notions of balance, transformation, and the quiet preservation of what remains essential in an increasingly fragmented world.

Conceived as an immersive and meditative experience, The Room of Light Preservation proposes a sanctuary in which the invisible dimensions of existence are given form, offering a reflection on the enduring relationship between inner harmony, nature, and the rhythms of contemporary life.

Vowa Mank

Vowa Mank’s practice centers on the human figure as a site of perception and internal intensity. His works engage with states of presence in which time expands within, allowing subtle psychological conditions to fully emerge. The work draws on shared human conditions and experiences.

Vowa constructs the image through a tectonic process, a meticulous accumulation of micro-elements, where each point contributes to the emergence of form. This process creates a dynamic relationship between proximity and distance, in which the image shifts between abstraction and legibility. The point becomes the fundamental unit through which it force us to recognize the limits of our perceptual apparatus and the constructed nature of our reality.

Instant noodles, 2024. Oil on linen canvas, in a custom frame covered with leather tanned with plant extracts. 165 × 110 cm; 173 × 118 × 5 cm in the frame.

“In this compressed posture, reflection recedes into the background and fatigue becomes the dominant sensation. It is a moment when a person seems to fold inward, withdrawing slightly from everything around them. There is nothing remarkable in his hands: just an ordinary cup of instant noodles, something like Doshirak. I have found myself in that state too — sitting there, holding this warm container, and suddenly it becomes the centre of everything. Not because it matters, but because there is nothing else left. No energy, no alternatives. Here, the noodles are no longer about food. Rather, they speak of that condition in which small things unexpectedly acquire a particular significance. When it is enough simply to feel warmth. When a pause lingers a little longer than usual, and a person remains within it.” — Vowa Mank

The Twelve Apostles series, 2025. Oil on MDF, primer, hand crafted pillow frame. 30 × 15 cm each; 50 × 40 × 6 cm in the frame.

In his artistic practice, Mank explores the fragility of belief and the nature of doubt. The series The Twelve Apostles is rooted in universal psychological archetypes, where classical narratives serve merely as a point of departure. They initiate a broader dialogue about the search for inner grounding, the pursuit of truth, and the contemplation of enduring values in a constantly changing world.

The visual language of the project emerges at the intersection of classical painting and contemporary patterns of behaviour. Executed in oil on small wooden panels, the works deliberately adopt the proportions of a smartphone screen. The method of painting, in which the image is built from countless minute dots of colour, enters into a subtle dialogue with the pixelated nature of digital reality. The extreme, almost unsettling intimacy between modern individuals and their devices is expressed metaphorically through oversized frames that evoke soft pillows.

Artists

Nina Sechko - Vowa Mank