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Contact

︎ Email: chen.yuqia@gmail.com
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Portfolio

Yuqiang is a visual practitioner whose work navigates the intersections of biology, posthuman study, and queer study.

His practice delves into how emerging technologies/societal innovations reshape our understanding of life and human identity. His work challenges conventional narratives by questioning how scientific narratives, cultural practices, and technological imagery collectively mediate our perceptions and cognition.

By integrating concepts from diverse disciplines, Yuqiang seeks to bridge the gap between technology and humanity, fostering connections between his practice and the wider community. He envisions a form of coexistence within multiple ecological systems, exploring the complexities of being and emotion, and striving to construct a more diverse and inclusive future.

Education

Royal College of Art 2021-2023
MA Visual Communication: Experimental Communication
East China University of Science and Technology 2016-2020
BE Biotechnology, BA Visual Communication

Exhibition

Escape From Tartarus, London Design Festival, London, 2024
Nature, Glasgow gallery of photography, Glasgow, 2024

Interrupt, The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich, 2024
Roadside Picnic, Cornwell Palace, London, 2023
Keep in Touch, Host of Leyton, London, 2023
Home Away From Home, Manifold Space, London, 2023
RCA2023, Truman Bewery, London, 2023
Without Boundaries, Garden house, London, 2022
Riposte, Electrowerkz, London, 2022
WIP show RCA, Garden House, London, 2022
MANIFESTO, Hangzhou, 2021

Awards/Grants/Scholarships

Posthuman Studies Lab 2022
Comprehensive Course Scholarship 2018
Creative Microbiology Prize 2017

Writing:

Solid Liquid

http://content-free.net/articles/solid-liquid

Camels

https://brokenenglizh.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/yuqiang-chen/

Apoptosis of the web

http://content-free.net/articles/apoptosis-of-the-web

Blood turns into the morning dew
Nourishing the moss
The flesh is infested with fungus
To be part of her vast root system
The soul becomes a multitude of stars
Light up the night of the drunken man returning home late

Death
Took me to all corners of the universe
A subtle sense of life
Since then
I've become the owner of inner harmony
The complete self

Yuqiang Chen

Work

Royal College of Art 2021-2023 MA Visual Communication: Experimental Communication East China University of Science and Technology 2016-2020 BE Biotechnology, BA Visual Communication

Escape From Tartarus, London Design Festival, London, 2024 Nature, Glasgow gallery of photography, Glasgow, 2024

Posthuman Studies Lab 2022 Comprehensive Course Scholarship 2018 Creative Microbiology Prize 2017