Guanhai Zhu （朱 观 海）
（b.1999, Shenzhen, China)
Motion into infinity
Guanhai's art practice is centred around the concept of motion, which he views as a life force - a continuous action liberated from the constraints of reality and linked to the conscious illusory. Motion allows him to escape from physical forms and perceive the world. In his practice, motion is a reaction that turns exploration and perception into vision and method. Under such a spectrum, space and time seem to have elasticity; the past, present, and future become less sequential but can be moved and assembled like building blocks in a Jenga game.
The underlying mechanism of playfulness holds the same significance in Zhu's understanding of motion, both primal impulses. As his practice is less considered conceptual, he conceals his ideas like clues within each piece, interpreting the works solely as responses to his existence in this world. His working process is more like a journey that evolves rather than an independent series of works; each work is isolated yet traceable."Receive at the moment it appears" is what he anticipates.
Education
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2022-2023 Curating Contemporary Art MA, Royal College of Art, London.
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2019-2022 Fine Art BA (Hons), University of Art London, Chelsea College of Arts, London.
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2016-2019 Art School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China.
Exhibitions
2024.
- Set In Motion: group show, Meng London, collaboration with Cold Magazine, London.
- Always Container, sometimes contained: group show, Greatorex Street Gallery, London.
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Born Out Upside Down: group show, AMP Gallery, London.
- Mise-en-scene: group show, Safehouse 2, London.
2023.
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Identity Recycling: group show, Notting Hill Arts Club, London.
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Corner of the Earth: group show, Repose Gallery & Candid Arts Trust, London.
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20X20 VISION: group show, Citizens Art London Gallery, London.
2021.
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Chuan Liu, Great Bay Area Art Exchange Activity: group show, NewWho Gallery, Shenzhen.
2020.
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Invisible Cities: online exhibition, UAL Collective organisation, London.
2018.
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The Youth: group show, Shenzhen Young Artist Organization, Ping Shan Gallery, Shenzhen.
2015.
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The August: group show, NewWho Gallery, Shenzhen.
Arts Activities
2022.
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Charity Art fair: Collective Gallery/The Mindful Editions/Wonder Foundation, London.
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Fundraiser For Ukraine: Auction Donations, Collective Gallery/Sotheby's Institution/Sunflower Collective, London.
2016.
- Global Wall Painting Festival: collectives wall painting, NewWho Gallery, Shenzhen.
Press
2024.
2023.