Portrait_Han_Wen

photo credit: Hanwen Zhang

 

In my practice I start from a given situation that I approach with an ecological and social pespective. I try to get an understanding of my surroundings and through interventions and gatherings I debate, diffract, or steer attention of the participants/viewers.  By organising projects outside of the wall of the art institutions, I integrate my work within a broader context, and thus view my work as belonging to an ecology. I work with found-materials, wooden constructions, text and sound. 

Education
'23 MFA - In-Situ, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
'20 BFA (summa cum laude) - In-Situ, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
'12 BBA, Rotterdam University of Applied Science, NL

Exhibitions
'23 /kom.po’zi.ci.o/ Kunstenfestival Watou, Watou, BE
'23 Academy 360, Antwerp, BE
'22 Still life, Landscape, Ecosystem , Antwerp, BE
'21 Historie, Heesters en Meesters  Antwerp, BE
'19 Nocturne, BAEK, Rotterdam, NL
'19 Linear Experiments, Dit is uit de Kunst, Rotterdam, NL
'19 Lost in Transition, Kaapse Maria, Rotterdam, NL

Residencies
'22 Lazaretto Volontario, Sint-Truiden, BE
'22 Patchwork, Watou, Be
'22 Knockvologan Studies, Knockvologan, Scotland
'19 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, USA

Projects & Commissions
'19 YouHood EU exchange program , Melilla, ES
'19 Mural commission, De Wasserij, Rotterdam, NL
'19 Panel curtain design & production, CIC, Rotterdam, NL

Grants
'23 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

'19 Vermont Studio Center Artist's Grant
'19 CBK Rotterdam International Project Grant

Hosted workshops
'20 Material study workshop, SKVR, Rotterdam, NL
'19 Paper making workshop, De Hoekstee, Rotterdam, NL
'19 Screenprint workshop, Mesh Print Club, Rotterdam, NL