Riley Tu


Statement



Riley Tu works with moving image, music and installation. Tu’s current practice explores themes of body politics, the complexities of self-representation, and algorithmic resistance within the digital landscape. Drawing on feminist theories, her work examines cyborg identities in relation to how digital technology constructs gender. Using 3D animation as a medium to sculpt bodies, she looks into the coding of the body and interrogates gender constructs.
       Tu emphasises the body as an experiential entity, reflecting on the personal and social dimensions of embodiment. She seeks to demonstrate the intimate realities of living within a body, addressing both the internal experiences of pain and the external influences of social structures. Through speculative fiction and deconstruction, she investigates how language is used as a tool for recoding communication and intelligence, employing dialogue that navigates the dynamics between digital and physical realities.



    Biography



      Riley Tu (1995) is an artist who lives and works in London. Her recent exhibitions and screenings include: Ruthin International Arts Festival (Wales, 2024), Screening - The One Minutes Series: Mirroring, De Uitkijk, De Sloot, De Appel, Theater Bellevue, HAL 25, Kampen public library, NDSM Fuse, Remise, Tap je bankje walking route (Amsterdam, 2024), Superhuman Expedition, Art Hub Studios (London, 2024), Born Out Upside Down, AMP gallery (London, 2024), WIP Screening Night, Richard Hoggart Cinema (London, 2024), Screening, IKLECTIK (London, 2023).




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        Degree Show Location: Ben Pimlott Building, 5th floor 


        Quantised Bits of Light till It Added to a Whole, video, 5 minutes 56 seconds, 2024
        Quantised Bits of Light till It Added to a Whole, video, 5 minutes 56 seconds, 2024
        Prelude, video, 3 minutes 20 seconds, 2024


        Prelude, video, 3 minutes 20 seconds, 2024
        Prelude, video, 3 minutes 20 seconds, 2024