Ziqian Liu
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Selected Works
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Biography
Biography
Chine , 1990
« All my portraits are shot at home, in what is both my living room and a studio—my own little world […] Loneliness can be an illusion. When I think I’m alone, I’m actually surrounded by other things, like plants or a bird by the window. Or even the interesting ideas in a book, or the characters in a movie—all of which surround our lives. »
(Quote from the artist, in a interview with Ignant Magazine, 8 may of 2022)
A 2015 graduate of the University of Technology Sydney, Liu Ziqian took up photography in 2018.
In her works, she stages her own body in pared-down compositions where mirrors, flowers and minimalist gestures dialogue with light. Her face is hidden, fragmented and reflected: identity becomes form, suggestion and silence. At the junction of self-portraiture and still life, her photography explores the intimate with grace, grace and restraint.
By combining her own body and plants, Ziquian seeks a state of harmony between man and nature, imbued with peace and emotion, for it is in this symbiosis that beauty is fully embodied.
Through these self-portraits, Ziquian also wishes to slow down time, to integrate herself with the things around her, to discover and observe their changes. This is why flowers and fruits have become elements derived from her body in her works. These days, the rhythm of life is accelerating, in a sometimes noisy environment where it's easy to ignore details and true feelings. For her, fusion means acceptance. To be able to perceive and recognize these subtle changes around you is to accept your new self. By rarely revealing her face in her photographs, the artist intentionally offers a space of projection to the viewer, who is then open to these other perceptions.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, in Hong Kong (2019), London (2020), Los Angeles (2020), Milan (MIA Photo Fair, 2022).
Exhibitions：
Paris, 17-18-19 May 2019, Ethereal: A Daily Poetry
Hong kong，29 March to 28 April 2019, Exhibition of Photography in Reality and Instagram Continuum.
London & Rome, July 2020, House of the Rising Light, Dorothy Circus Gallery
Los Angeles, Dec. 2020 to June 2021, Women.On.Women, Galerie XII LA
Milan, Mia Photo Fair 2022, SUPERSTUDIO MAXI
Milan, September 2022, Ziqian Liu “INNER EYE”,Other Size Gallery
Verona, October 2022, ARTVERONA, V.le del Lavoro 8, 37135 Verona
Torino, November 2022, THE OTHERS, Padiglione 3, Stand 8 VIOLA
The artist
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