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1982 Born in Yichang, Hubei Province
2005 Graduated from the Sculpture Department of HuBei Institute of Fine Arts with a bachelor 's degree
2010 Graduated from the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts with a master 's degree


SOLO EXHIBITION
2011 Sharpen up Chunchi Contemporary Art Space | Beijing

GROUP EXHIBITION
2011 15 Days: A Collaborative Work White Box | Beijing
2010 Little Step Forward Contemporary Experimental Guest-Exhibition of Young Chinese Artist
        New Media Art Space | Beijing
2009 Chinese Posture: The First Sculpture Exhibition in China
        | Changchun | Xi'an | Wenzhou | Shanghai | Guangzhou | Beijing

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Faced with conceptual "materials", many artists will unconsciously make their thoughts abstract. Skilled artists tackle this problem in different ways. Actually, only by continuously making problems concrete can they master details. Song has made a breakthrough in working vague "materials" to find a concrete material and make transformations based on its characteristics. The method of transformation is "scraping"—equal to "molding" in "carving and molding". In addition, "carving" removes the attached disguise, making the material come alive in a process of "activation."(Liu Libin)

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