Yufeng Wu
Statement
My works often revolve around memorable scenes of personal experiences, with spaces such as toilets and houses becoming condensed story-lines. Based on my research on space and non-place as a grey area (bathroom, bathroom, bedroom, ecosystem, Club, Park, etc.), I draw complex materials to create an immersive field related to sound, smell, and nature. It shows a dissociative state of human body absence, which describes the practice of blurring queer boundaries. Interesting and unique balance between public and private.
Recently, my work explores queer-related materials and formal strategies, attempting to move away from the literal translation of subcultures and the visual overuse of physical symbols.
My works often revolve around memorable scenes of personal experiences, with spaces such as toilets and houses becoming condensed story-lines. Based on my research on space and non-place as a grey area (bathroom, bathroom, bedroom, ecosystem, Club, Park, etc.), I draw complex materials to create an immersive field related to sound, smell, and nature. It shows a dissociative state of human body absence, which describes the practice of blurring queer boundaries. Interesting and unique balance between public and private.
Recently, my work explores queer-related materials and formal strategies, attempting to move away from the literal translation of subcultures and the visual overuse of physical symbols.
Biography
Yufeng Wu (1999, Hainan, China) lives and works in London and Shanghai. Before joining Goldsmiths, he worked in stage lighting design, photography, advertising art, prop fabrication, and other related fields. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy with a bachelor's degree in stage lighting design and will graduate from Goldsmiths with an MFA in Fine Art. His practice currently revolves around queerness, space, boundaries, desires, and personal experiences.
Yufeng Wu (1999, Hainan, China) lives and works in London and Shanghai. Before joining Goldsmiths, he worked in stage lighting design, photography, advertising art, prop fabrication, and other related fields. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy with a bachelor's degree in stage lighting design and will graduate from Goldsmiths with an MFA in Fine Art. His practice currently revolves around queerness, space, boundaries, desires, and personal experiences.
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Degree Show Location:
St. James’ Hatcham Building (Church)
NEZHA 3, Drawing, Installation, 85x85cm, 2023
PLEASE, HAVE A CUP OF TEA. Installation, Photography, Moving Image, Perfomance. MFA studio toilet size. 2022
PLEASE, HAVE A CUP OF TEA. Installation, Photography, Moving Image, Perfomance. MFA studio toilet size. 2022
I am rooted, But I flow. Installation, Smell. Room size. 2024
I am rooted, But I flow. Installation, Smell. Room size. 2024
Unknown neighbor. Installation, smell. Room size. 2024