YAN, ZIXIN
She/Her
Education Background
09/2014-06/2018
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
BA Fine Art Printing
09/2021-09/2023
Goldsmiths, University of London
MFA Fine Art
My practice-based research is reflective and qualitative, focusing on experiment mother-daughter relationships in matrilineal family domination under the Chinese patriarchal society and exploring trauma of the empowerment and victimisation.
My works mainly discuss the issues of Chinese feminism, especially the post-modern feminist theory, and narrate the traumas brought to women by body, family and society. These thoughts are reflected in her practice, and her works often take some representative female body parts under the gaze of men, such as chest, thigh, buttocks, etc., as the main research materials. my works aim to liberate Chinese women from outdated gender concepts, make the society, especially the Chinese society, pay attention to women's rights, so as to find the breakthrough needed by Chinese feminism.
Academical Thesis:
Master’s degree dissertation, (2023) “Trauma of Female Artists: Traumatic Images of Female Artists After the Second-Wave Feminism Arts”.
Essay for the Critical Study, (2022) “A Brief Description of the Development of Chinese Feminism Women Artists After the Cultural Revolution”.
Bachelor graduation dissertation (2018), “Creation Summary: Combination of practice “Ups and Downs” and application of female images in screen printing”.
Practice and Exhibition:
2022
Painting “The Cow, The Sow, The Female” (2022) were selected to be exhibited the Goldsmiths Interim Show, Present Tense, London
Co-performance work "People Can Not Get Away from Swine."(2022) at the Camberwell Collage of Arts (CCW, UAL) Degree Show, London.
Sculpture work “Scar Hugger” (2022) were selected to be exhibited in the A room of one's own, at Salt-house, London
Sculpture work “Through the Fog of Blood and Sweetness “(2022) joined exhibition RSVP ASAP, at 300 studios, London
2021
Installation work "We Are Here, Do Not Need Anyone's Permission" (2021) was selected for The Holly Art Gallery exhibition MYSTERONS, London
Video works "the tolerant era is coming" (2019) and "Annihilation" (2020) are collected by gallery Shibeijia, Chengdu
Spatial installation "1%: 97%: 8%: 0%" (2019) has been permanently displayed and collected by art store Kerry RC, Chengdu
2020
Video works "the tolerant era is coming" (2019) and "Annihilation" (2020) were exhibited in Chengdu Young Female Artists Group Exhibition, Shibeijia Gallery, Chengdu
"The tolerant era is coming" (2019), "Annihilation" (2020) and "1%: 97%: 8%: 0%" (2019) were exhibited in the group exhibition New Generation, which was organized by Rosso Art Institution and exhibited in Chengdu IFS.
2019
A small solo exhibition of my works “Ups and Downs” (2018) series and Print and Paper work “Trance” (2019) were held in Nu Space, Chengdu
2018
Screen printings “Ups and Downs” (2018) series were selected to be exhibited in the Undergraduate Student Graduation Works Exhibition, Chongqing
Mixed media on rubber works “Nothing” (2017) series were selected to be exhibited in the Tracing Utopia, Exhibition held by Institute of Arts Administration and Education, Central Academy of Fine Arts and Institut für Kultur- und Medienmanagement (IKM), Freie Universität Berlin
2017
Lithographs “Crack” (2017) series were selected to be exhibited in the Annual Exhibition of 2017 Department of Printmaking, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Screen printings “Filament Lamp” (2016) series were selected to be exhibited in Annual 2016 Exhibition of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute