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Kick, Stand!

Independent Project
Exhibition
In-person
Jan 23
–
Feb 01 2026
Free
Jan 23Fri 7:30am – 4:00pm
Jan 24Sat 8:00am – 4:00pm
Jan 25Sun 8:00am – 4:00pm
Jan 26Mon 7:30am – 4:00pm
Jan 27Tue 7:30am – 4:00pm
Jan 28Wed 7:30am – 4:00pm
Jan 29Thu 7:30am – 4:00pm
Jan 30Fri 7:30am – 4:00pm
Jan 31Sat 8:00am – 4:00pm
Feb 01Sun 8:00am – 4:00pm
Fix Coffee + Bikes 80 Gladstone Avenue, Unit 1, Toronto
malyu.ca/kicki
[email protected]

‘Kick, Stand!’ is an exhibition exploring the meeting point between mechanical and organic life through a series of vessels made from reclaimed bicycle parts and additive manufacturing.

Using components sourced from discarded bikes, industrial designer Mal Yu reconfigures industrial fragments into sculptural forms that now hold nature. Each vessel carries visible traces of motion, with scratches, bends, and patina, that speak to their former lives, while offering a new stillness in the act of holding flowers.

By repurposing material waste, the vessels suggest renewal and balance, inviting viewers to consider cycles of use, repair, reinvention, and celebrating the quiet beauty found in rest after motion.

Participants

Mal Yu, Fix Coffee + Bikes

Acknowledgements

Fix Coffee + Bikes logo
Mal Yu Designs logo

Accessibility

Who should visitors contact with questions regarding accessibility?
mal
[email protected]
Is this venue accessible by wheelchair or similar mobility devices? This includes access to washrooms and all aspects of programming/events.
Wheelchair accessible, with a ramp and automatic door at the rear of the building.
Can people get to the venue using accessible transit?
Yes
A minimalist studio photograph of a sculptural vase made from silver 3d printed tubes and a bicycle kickstand component, holding a single pink flower with a long green stem.
A photograph of a sculptural vase made from silver 3d printed tubes and a bicycle kickstand component.
A minimalist studio photograph of a sculptural vase made from a tiered stack of dark bicycle sprockets forming a conical base, supporting a small arrangement of green foliage and pine branches.
A photograph of a sculptural vase made from a tiered stack of dark bicycle sprockets forming a conical base.
A minimalist studio photograph of a sculptural vase composed of stacked black bicycle sprockets and silver 3d printed cylinders, holding several delicate green stems.
A photograph of a sculptural vase composed of stacked black bicycle sprockets and silver 3d printed cylinders.