Xiaohan was born in 2000 in China. She currently lives in London and studies Print (MA) at the Royal College of Art. As traditional drawing is the starting point of her practice, she is deeply influenced by classical art. However, her recent practice involves contemporary topics and the use of various art forms. She mostly explores themes of time, sensory experience, and memory in her works, expressing them through paintings, installations, and moving images. Her works have been selected for exhibitions such as “The Great Mother: A Response to the 59th Venice Biennial” and “Tribute to the Master ” in China.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. -Ludwig Wittgenstein
Using painting and pictorial vision as a starting point, feelings, memories, time, and individual experiences of growing up are the inspirations and themes that evoke my art practice. Leading by the power of language, I always try to document and observe my interactions and hidden connections to the world and convey them through mediums such as photography, installation, painting, sculpture, etc. As my personal awareness grows, I am searching for the narrative of the ‘Me’ as a subject, exploring the personal emotions and sensory experiences of images, space, and invisible subjects. Most of my works are the reflections of my daily experience and explore the essence of existence itself.
I am attracted to the sounds I hear as a hearing-impaired person and to photography and emotions in disparate places. The intimacy and complex relationship between my hearing and body movement are the core of my recent work. Seeking things across time and space, I always believe that silence is sound, which is the core of my art perspective. It is a long last topic that lures me.
The motive behind my journey is always seeking the pure essence, and my cue is the stimulus for passion in life.
