Artist Statement


My works respond to and re-imagine questions of belonging and becoming by transforming pre-existing imagery, objects, literature and everyday rituals into symbolic shells that accommodate experience and identity shaped by migration and cultural hybridization.

The interplay between material, imagery, and narrative is central to my practice. I employ material with symbolic power to hijack and reanimate imagery which resonates intensely with experiences of dislocation and identity shifting. At the same time, narrative - whether embedded within the imagery itself or borrowed from external sources – informs and guides the process of hijacking and reanimation. These three elements engage in a dynamic exchange, simultaneously contesting and opening up to one another, resulting in hybrid projects in between painting, photography, and installation.



CV


b. 1985, Chongqing (CN)
lives and works in Amsterdam (NL)

Education

2021 - 2023  MA Painting, Frank Mohr Institute (NL)
2013 - 2014  BA Fine Arts, Gerrit Rietveld Academie (NL)
2004 - 2008  BA Telecommunication Engineering, BUPT (CN)

Selected Exhibition

- (Group), “Fortune Cookies”, March - April 2025, Sign Project Space, Groningen NL
- (Duo with Dang Hung Son), “We Flow and Sometimes Float”, 
July - August 2024, H47, Leewarden NL
- (Group), Limburg Biennale, June - August 2024, Venray NL
- (Group), “Cocktales #2”, February 2024, DayDayGay, Eindhoven NL
- (Group), “Winter Salon”, January – March 2024,  Pictura, Groningen NL
- (Group), “The Future”, June 2023, De Toekomst, Scheemda NL (Frank Mohr Institute graduation show)
- (Group), “Re: Present”, February 2023, NP3 Gallery, Groningen NL
- (Group), “Lighthouse”, January 2023, Koepelzaal, Groningen NL
- (Performance), “Tie-up-loose-ends”, DIHAN Happening, Groningen NL
- (Group), Rietveld Gelsenkirchen Residency Open Studio, 2014, Gelsenkirchen DE

Grants and Awards

2024 - 2025  Mondriaan Fonds Artist Start Grant
2021 - 2023  Hanze Scholarship