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  • Shao Yixiao
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1993 Born in Beijing

2006 Graduated from the Graphic Design Department of Beijing University of Technology with a bachelor´s degree

2017 Graduated from MA Contemporary Photography: Philosophy and Practice of University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins with a master´s degree

Currently works and lives in Shanghai

 

SOLO EXHIBITION

2018

FAS Project - Thirty, Yell Space, Shanghai, China

 

GROUP EXHIBITION

2019

2019 Art Nova 100Guardian Art CentreBeijingChina

WHERE WE MET? – Nomination Exhibition of Contemporary Image From Post 90s , Beijing, China

2018

Awkward, ShanghART M50, Shanghai, China

Sluice Biennial, London, Sluice Art, London, UK

2017

11th Arte Laguna Prize Finalist Exhibition, Nappe Arsenale Nord, Venice, Italy

Central Saint Martins Fine Art Degree Show, D Space, Central Saint Martins, London, UK

Expanded Habitat, Hangzhou, ColorBox Space, Hangzhou, China

2015

Central Saint Martins Interim Show - Our Laughter Will Drown Your Sorrows, The laundry, London, UK


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 “Every work is a part of my life. ”My practice focus on the awakening of and the reflection on self-consciousness, as well as the expression and release of the individual. What is important to the artist is not only the work itself, but also the energy conversion between the work and the artist through the process art-making I can obtain endless consolation from it. My recent works focus on the exploration of the law of general philosophy pertinent to human nature and society, as well as the possibilities of artworks within the context of the contemporary images. In the contemporary context, the functions of images have undergone substantial changes, which are based on the continuous development of science and technology and the reflection on existing media. Therefore, thinking about the media itself has become the main area of my research. Through a series of practices and tests, I intend to prove that images can go further, and to some extent, return to its very primitive position.


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