Rhetorical Screen: Gu Enzheng | Sun RuI | Zhou Hao
Shijiazhuang
November 24, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Rhetorical Screen: Gu Enzheng | Sun RuI | Zhou Hao
Rhetorical Screen: Gu Enzheng | Sun RuI | Zhou Hao
Exhibition: Rhetorical Screen – A Three-Person Exhibition
Artists:
Gu Enzheng: Rhetorical Screen—Knot
Sun Rui: Rhetorical Screen—Who is it?
Zhou Hao: Rhetorical Screen——Group Photo
Duration: November 24, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Opening: 10:00 AM, Sunday, November 24, 2024
Address: Church, Beizhangcheng Town, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China
On November 24, 2024, Hunsand Space (Shijiazhuang) will present the works of three distinct artists: Gu Enzheng,Sun Rui,Zhou Hao.
These artists, while different from one another, and with no direct connection between their works, find themselves gathered here through the shared metaphor of a "screen." Each artist expresses their individuality, much like fleeting encounters between classmates after a school bell rings. These classmates may not know one another personally but share a familiar connection through the same political textbooks they studied. This juxtaposition of opposition and unity forms the aesthetic foundation of the exhibition. It reflects the unconscious consensus we reach through our opposites, only to then regard one another as opposing forces and shatter the shared understanding again. This entwined duality demands courage—whether to confront it or to ignore it altogether.
Each of the three artists explores and bravely confronts these entanglements through their own perspectives, weaving vitality into their surrounding worlds with a spellbinding force.
Gu Enzheng
Gu Enzheng, born in 1999 in Liaoning Province, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Printmaking from the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2021. In 2024, he completed his master's degree in Woodcut Printmaking at the same institution. Currently, he lives and works in Shenyang.
Gu excels in exploring materials, with a strong focus on woodcut printmaking. For her, the carving knife acts as both a tool of destruction and a means of releasing anxiety. Influenced by traditional woodcut techniques, he uses the knife as a pen to express hormonally charged impulses. The language of woodcut is inherently restrictive, yet this limitation allows him to channel anxiety, unease, and restlessness into a momentary cathartic outburst. This emotional intensity transforms into an absurd sense of tragedy in his work, creating a bridge for communication with the outside world. Through a humorous yet poignant visual language, his art seeks redemption and transformation.
Sun Rui
Sun Rui, born in 1999 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Oil Painting Department (Studio No. 2) of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2022. In the same year, she was recommended for direct admission to the master's program in the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. She is currently studying in Beijing.
Sun Rui is deeply fascinated by the intricate social dynamics surrounding her. In her work, "human connections" intertwine with overlapping spaces, which become sites of incidents, while the entangled timelines evoke emotional enigmas. These incident sites and emotional mysteries shape a unique aesthetic: the illuminated spaces nearby, the forgotten corners of small towns, and the places of an unrealized future. Transforming these spaces into havens is at the heart of Sun Rui's artistic expression.
Zhou Hao
Zhou Hao, born in 1995 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, graduated from the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts in 2018. He currently lives and works in Hainan.
Zhou Hao's creations often use the scale of his physical body to depict a street, a scene, or a corner. His compositions, sprawling and all-encompassing, capture an overwhelming sense of atmosphere. By directly seizing this atmosphere and making it his own, he establishes a way to confront external forces. The "invisible narrow gate" emerges playfully, shifting unpredictably left and right. The interplay of left and right—twisting, turning, and blending—may whimsically close this narrow gate. The paths of opening and closing these gates are not only challenges but also a necessary form of renewal.
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