Yangzi S. Zhang

1991 Born in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province

2014 Graduated from the Law Department of Renmin University of China with a bachelor’s degree

Currently studies at the Sculpture Department of the Royal College of Art for a Master’s degree

Yangzi S. Zhang: My works mainly express my conception of family and self identification, and my explorations into the nature of interrelation. When creating a work of art, consciousness flows freely from the artist into the work. A piece of work thus comes to have its own independent consciousness, distinct from that of its creator. Synthesis is created in the viewers’ consciousness when viewing the exhibition. According to the theory of psychoanalysis, self-consciousness has three features: sociality, figurativeness, initiative. These features make human cognition complex and the forms they take are various. My works are not limited to a particular form or material since I believe all the different characteristics of forms and materials can bring unique senses to a work. By deconstructing and reconstructing self-consciousness with various materials, I hope it can evoke synthesis, forming a unified triangular relationship between the artist, the viewer and the exhibition space.