Yuan Rong Zhang

Canadian born in Shanghai, currently based in Luxembourg. Studio at the Annexes of Château Bourglinster.


My practice revolves around mythmaking and mazemaking as an attempt to understand the interconnectedness in the processing of becoming. Using mythology, spaces from memory, and nature-creature relation as source of inspiration and a starting point, I create a space to host those yet-to-be-defined moments, connecting the opposed, the seemingly unrelated, and the ambiguous. As a result, my works are my thoughts on growth, transition, and transformation, and my constant feeling of being in-between.

Initially influenced by cave paintings and Chinese calligraphy, I use lines both as scaffolding and a connector throughout the process. Straight or curved, brief or extended, they can be the contour as well as the object; visible or buried, they may suggest depth or flatten it, allowing a layered narrative to gradually take place that may feel both natural and disquiet.

In my recent projects, I extend my research to insectile, edges, and the representation of space while experimenting on fluidity, transparency, and reflectivity with mixed materials.


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