Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Jiaqing Zhang is a London-Beijing based artist whose work is mainly in the form of public space installations.
She is always thinking and worrying about human beings' survival in spirit and body. The discovery of good things being forced to disappear is a trigger for her artistic passion. It is a driving force in her life and the starting point of her creation. Her works originate from a simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings, not just the physical world but also the psychological world we live in.
She focuses on the right to leave a trace in this world, the right to be recorded. She described history as a net that people use to try to catch experiences of the world. Much is caught and much is missed and it's the thing that disappears that interests her. She suspects far more is missed than caught and more often than not the thing that is missed, because it cannot be made sensible with words, is overlooked.
Through visual allusions and metaphors, Jiaqing’s works explore contemporary issues. She believes that “being an artist is a political act”.
Jiaqing Zhang is a London-Beijing based artist whose work is mainly in the form of public space installations.
She is always thinking and worrying about human beings' survival in spirit and body. The discovery of good things being forced to disappear is a trigger for her artistic passion. It is a driving force in her life and the starting point of her creation. Her works originate from a simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings, not just the physical world but also the psychological world we live in.
She focuses on the right to leave a trace in this world, the right to be recorded. She described history as a net that people use to try to catch experiences of the world. Much is caught and much is missed and it's the thing that disappears that interests her. She suspects far more is missed than caught and more often than not the thing that is missed, because it cannot be made sensible with words, is overlooked.
Through visual allusions and metaphors, Jiaqing’s works explore contemporary issues. She believes that “being an artist is a political act”.
Jiaqing Zhang is a London-Beijing based artist whose work is mainly in the form of public space installations.
She is always thinking and worrying about human beings' survival in spirit and body. The discovery of good things being forced to disappear is a trigger for her artistic passion. It is a driving force in her life and the starting point of her creation. Her works originate from a simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings, not just the physical world but also the psychological world we live in.
She focuses on the right to leave a trace in this world, the right to be recorded. She described history as a net that people use to try to catch experiences of the world. Much is caught and much is missed and it's the thing that disappears that interests her. She suspects far more is missed than caught and more often than not the thing that is missed, because it cannot be made sensible with words, is overlooked.
Through visual allusions and metaphors, Jiaqing’s works explore contemporary issues. She believes that “being an artist is a political act”.
CV
Born in China 1999
Born in China 1999
Born in China 1999
EDUCATION:
BA Digital Media Art, Communication University of China 2017- 2021
BFA Digital Art, New York Institute of Technology 2017- 2021
MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London 2022
EDUCATION:
BA Digital Media Art, Communication University of China 2017- 2021
BFA Digital Art, New York Institute of Technology 2017- 2021
MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London 2022
EDUCATION:
BA Digital Media Art, Communication University of China 2017- 2021
BFA Digital Art, New York Institute of Technology 2017- 2021
MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London 2022
EXHIBITION:
2021 Liberty without integral definition, Communication University of China, Beijing
2022 Side by side, Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
2023 Little Show, Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Fucking Show Man! , Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Germination, Hyde Park, Italian Garden, London
Weatherby's Exhibition, Wetherby's Bank, London
Why Art We Here, London
Degree Show: MA Fine Art and MA Curating and Collections, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Lunation 2, GREENhaus, London
EXHIBITION:
2021 Liberty without integral definition,
Communication University of China, Beijing
2022 Side by side, Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
EXHIBITION:
2021 Liberty without integral definition, Communication University of China, Beijing
2022 Side by side, Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
2023 Little Show, Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Fucking Show Man! , Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Germination, Hyde Park, Italian Garden, London
Weatherby's Exhibition, Wetherby's Bank, London
Why Art We Here, London
Degree Show: MA Fine Art and MA Curating and Collections, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Lunation 2, GREENhaus, London
PARTICIPATION/ PROJECT:
2019 Avant-garde drama, Chekhov And The Theater Doesn’t Belong To Him, Art Director
2019 Drama film from children’s perspective, High-heeled Shoes, Director, Post-production
2019 Drama film, Green Apple Paradise, Art Director
2020 Contemporary avant-garde drama, Green Apple Paradise, Art Director
2021 Short film, While The Wind Gently Weeps, Art Director
PARTICIPATION/ PROJECT:
2019 Avant-garde drama, Chekhov And The Theater Doesn’t
Belong To Him, Art Director
2019 Drama film from children’s perspective, High-heeled Shoes,
Director, Post-production
2019 Drama film, Green Apple Paradise, Art Director
2020 Contemporary avant-garde drama, Green Apple Paradise,
Art Director
2021 Short film, While The Wind Gently Weeps, Art Director
PARTICIPATION/ PROJECT:
2019 Avant-garde drama, Chekhov And The Theater Doesn’t Belong To Him, Art Director
2019 Drama film from children’s perspective, High-heeled Shoes, Director, Post-production
2019 Drama film, Green Apple Paradise, Art Director
2020 Contemporary avant-garde drama, Green Apple Paradise, Art Director
2021 Short film, While The Wind Gently Weeps, Art Director
© Jiaqing 2022