Hu Huanzhe, born in Shandong in 2000, is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice traverses sound installations, video works, and mixed-media sculptures. With an educational background in Digital Media from the Rhode Island School of Design and Art and Technology from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Huanzhe consistently explores the potential communication between humans and non-humans, attempting to use technology as a medium to connect with the imagination of a post-anthropocentric world.

Her works often stem from a simple desire to give form to the intangible or the ineffable. Hu Huanzhe's creations blend mysticism, cybernetics, and land art methodologies. In her interdisciplinary practice, she seeks poetic perceptions beyond our daily experiences, exploring the vibrations of water and acoustics, the fading of memory and space, and the serendipity between ice and sunlight. She gently translates potential narratives on both macro and micro scales, expressing empathy for other life forms.

In her installations, Huanzhe often uses existing materials and natural phenomena from specific sites, allowing the unpredictable elements of these environments to shape the final work. This approach fosters an empathetic connection between the viewer and the work, encouraging the installations to reintegrate into the natural environment over time. For instance, One of her current series explores how to transform natural vortices into interactive auditory experiences.

Beyond her artistic practice, Huanzhe has served as a lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Iceland University of the Arts, and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Her research engagements at Brown University’s Department of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences further inform her work. She has received commissions from institutions like Hyundai and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, and her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Ivy Film Festival, Loosen Art Gallery in Rome, Andrými in Iceland, and Latitude Gallery in New York. Huanzhe is a recipient of several awards, including the CSC (China Scholarship Council) Scholarship, the Margot & Thomas Pritzker Scholarship, and the RISD Graduate Fellowship.




Artist Statement

My work stems from a simple wish: to revitalize the intangible, visualize the imperceptible, and give volume to the inaudible. In my interdisciplinary art practice, I make installations, experimental film, and photography to embody the intricate relationship between technology, mysticism and fading spirituality. I focus on non-human life and modalities of empathy to investigate the coevolution of objects, species, and space.

I have always thought of the world as something without a defined center. In my world there is not a single species or inner voice at the helm. My world is less anthropocentric. Part of making my perceived world is to highlight the imperceptible through a poetic lens. My current exploration with ice is an extension of my ongoing dialogue with this imperceptible world, a dialogue that revolves around the quiet, profound interconnectedness of all things.





艺术家陈述

我的作品源于一个简单的愿望：为不可见、不可闻、不可感之物赋形。在跨学科的实践中，我通过创作装置、实验电影和摄影作品来体现技术、神秘主义和正在消逝的灵性之间的复杂关系。我专注于探索人类与非人类之间的潜在交流，研究物、物种、空间之间的协同进化。我认为世界没有确定的中心，没有单一的物种或内在声音作为主导。我试图通过诗意的镜头和强调传统感知外的体验来表达我眼中“去人类中心化”的世界。我目前对冰的探索是我与这个不易察觉的世界持续对话的延伸，这种对话围绕着万物间安静、深刻的相互联系。





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