ZHIYUAN YANG
Artist Statement
I am an interdisciplinary artist from Beijing, China who makes work exploring the ambivalent relationship between alienation and belonging. Through questioning the social evaluation of failure, I challenge and construct alternatives to normative definitions of gender, ethnicity, and social character through fiction, performance, and intimate conversation. I use strategies that encompass masquerade, interview, and humor. The locations in which I work include the studio, art gallery, domestic and the public sphere. These locations are frequently transformed to reflect shifts and changes that subjects at the center of my investigation undergo.