Z I W E I L U
B I O G R A P H Y
Ziwei Lu (1998, Guangdong, China), lives and works in Hong Kong and London. She is a first- honour Fine Art graduate from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She will continue her postgraduate study at the Royal College of Art, majoring in Contemporary Art Practice.
E D U C A T I O N
2021-2023, MA Contemporary Practice, Royal College of Art
2021, BA( Hons) Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, UAL
Instagram : ziweilu.art
Website : www.ziweilu.art
A R T W O R K S
The Air
A Photograph
Chinese Barbie’s Chinese Friend
The Gaze
A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
Ziwei’s practice and intellectual enquiry concern with authenticity in the digital age, lead by her ongoing investigation in the presentation and representation of the self with performance-based photography and video.
Her recent works reflect and question the mechanisms behind today’s “face value” economy; diving into problematic issues of cultural appropriation, eurocentric globalisation, race and gender politics, with a focus on orientalism and performative femininity.
Ziwei’s ongoing social-media based performance Chinese Barbie’s Chinese Friend was recently featured on Mulazine.