ZHAN CHONG:TYPHOON
Beijing
7th Oct–19th Nov, 2022
Zhan Chong：TYPHOON
Hunsand Space is presenting a solo exhibition by artist Zhan Chong: 'TYPHOON'. This is a major exhibition of the artist's latest work after a four-year hiatus. Zhan Chong's past works have been characterised by the portrayal of the 'object self' and the 'third space', creating a highly mysterious image and atmosphere. In this exhibition, however, the objects and their associated properties recede, to be replaced by a certain dense, oppressive atmosphere and aura.
The title of the exhibition relates to the artist's early experiences. His hometown of Lishui, Zhejiang Province, was often affected by typhoon weather, and before each typhoon, a state of low pressure pervaded the surroundings - a storm was imminent, a crisis was imminent, yet full of unknowns and uncertainties. In recent years, despite having been away from home for many years, this feeling has begun to resurface in his body. It is an invisible pressure that seems to have the potential to penetrate all obstacles and thus clings to the artist and his surroundings like a shadow - invisible, untouchable and impossible to shake off, like a low air pressure that surrounds and envelops him.
