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ZHANG XU Zhan Zhang Xu Zhan, born into the popular century-old Hsin-Hsing Paper Sculpture Store in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, in 1988, specialises in creating a riotous profusion of paper effigies, from luxurious mansions and giant paper dolls to mythical creatures and flowers. The artist is also proficient in employing diverse media such as drawing, stop-motion paper dolls and multi-channel video installation to create animations, videos, experimental films and extended images. His artworks encapsulate his wry observations on strange social […]

YIU Kwan Kit Ellen Ellen Yiu is an artist fascinated by tactile materials, which leads her to work across mediums such as woodwork, textiles and installations while also incorporating overlooked materials like hair and discarded matter. Her works explore the relationship between people and objects, inviting viewers into a world of introspection and universal connection. Each piece is a blend of emotions, encouraging an examination of the seemingly ordinary details in life. Her practice is driven by a love for making […]

YIM Yen Sum Born in Kuala Lumpur, Yim Yen Sum works predominantly in textiles. Her practice involves delicate needlework that is both repetitive and subject to manipulation including dyeing, digital editing and appliqué. She believes that creating art should not be an individual act but a process that encourages interconnectivity and the fostering of new relationships. These connections extend beyond individuals to one’s relationship with their immediate environments, often addressing the experience of inhabitants living in urban areas and their […]

YE Funa Ye Funa, born in Yunnan, is an artist and researcher who lives and works in London and Beijing. Her practice critically explores everyday realities and the perceived connections between authority and various societal domains, including different power structures and margin groups. Ye’s recent work incorporates new technologies and engages with various ethnic communities, developing participatory, internet-based projects and probing the integration of art systems into personal and communal spaces. Her recent exhibitions include solo exhibitions at the 4A […]

Aziza SHADENOVA Aziza Shadenova is a Kazakh artist born in Uzbekistan who works in painting, photography, moving image and installation. Her art reflects her cultural upbringing during the post-Soviet period, exploring identity, memory and perception. Influenced by the 20th-century avant-garde and the ‘Theatre of the Absurd’, her works are often based around humour and absurdism in dysfunctional mental states, immigration and life perception. While untangling her roots, her expansive practice navigates the crossroads of Central Asian traditions and westernisation, highlighting […]

Güneş TERKOL Born in 1981 in Ankara, Turkey, Güneş Terkol explores issues of gender through the use of fabric, sewing, sound and drawing. She believes in the significance of collective work and coming together with a common goal and has held collaborative workshops in different countries and cities, drawing inspiration from the everyday realities and imaginations of the participants. Since 2005, the artist has produced works both individually and as part of the artist collective Ha Za Vu Zu. She […]

KOBAYASHI Nanao Born in Tokyo, Kobayashi Nanao is a contemporary artist who delves into phenomena beyond human perception and logic, capturing them as movements of particles. Her artistic practice intricately involves embroidery-like sculptures and installations that engage with natural phenomena. Meticulously constructed from interconnected hollow structural materials, her works proliferate infinitely from minimal units, rendering the imperceptible into tangible patterns and occurrences. Through this process, Kobayashi offers a vision of the world’s essential nature that transcends the past and the […]

Young In HONG Born in Seoul, Young In Hong lives and works in Bristol, working across installation, sculpture, sound, textile and performance. Her practice often focuses on undervalued cultural practices and seeks for a sense of equality that gently undermines ruling hierarchies. In recent years, Hong has increasingly examined notions of inter-species communication, symbolism and the hybridity of sound, movement and objects in the context of other-than-human voices. Hong’s recent solo exhibitions have been held at Spike Island, Bristol (2024); […]

HE Yongdi Born and residing on Chongming Island, Shanghai, He Yongdi is the founder of the Yongdi Homespun Museum and serves as a guest professor for Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. She began learning to weave at about seven years old and started collecting Chongming homespun fabrics around 2000, amassing over 12,000 different styles. To pass down the local textile culture in a sustainable and impactful manner, she has collaborated with designers and design brands in China and abroad over […]

HAN Mengyun Born in 1989 in Wuhan, Han Mengyun grew up in Shenzhen and is currently based in London. She is a multidisciplinary artist, poet and mother whose work focuses on decolonising Eurasian cultural hybridisations from the Western perspective. Her practice also addresses intersectionality and the legacies of imperialism. Han weaves together personal and collective female subaltern experiences into a space of solidarity, engaging with their struggle for visibility and equal access in shaping global cultural discourse. Her research spans […]