Thin and Light Illusion #9

Zhou Hongbin's work addresses the place of the individual in a rapidly developing Chinese society. In the ‘Aquarium’ series her beloved pet rabbits, multiplied through digital magic, swim energetically through a mysterious watery world, a liminal no-place where the impossible becomes possible. "I travel in a digital-made world, an imaginary collage, where I appear adorable and lovely in a safe, quiet, soft and clean environment. I use public spaces such as swimming pool, fountain, parks and restaurants, and I choose to be represented by familiar pets like my own bunny to create a habitat, similar to a personal garden, utopian and self-centered, where different moments of my own life are fixed and combined in the same picture." Zhou Hongbin's superb multi-media technique appeal to a large audience. It makes us feel that these photos are true, which eventually achieves the unity of the inner and outer of her work. Zhou Hongbin has had solo exhibitions at Michele Mariaud gallery, New York, OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai, Lianhe Douzhen Art Space, Beijing, Hello Art Space, Xiamen. Her group shows include Grand Palais, Paris, France, Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, France, AKI Gallery, Taipei, Xiamen Art Museum, Xiamen, among others.