Liu Wa

1994 Born in Beijing

Currently studies atAnthropology Department of Yale U Art for a bachelor’s degree

GROUP EXHIBITION

2016

2016 Art Nova 100, Beijing, China

UTOPIA, The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing, China

SELFIES SERIESNature Unbound, Yale University, New Haven, USA

I REMEMBERFantastic Art China - International Creative Festival, Javits Convention Center, New York, USA

2015

A BIT OF COLDNESS, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

TREE OF LIFE, Yale University and Harvard University,USA

2014

CARDIOGRAPH, Yale University Green Hall Gallery, New Haven, USA

2013

INTANGIBLE SENSATION,Academy of Arts and Design Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Liu Wa: Art-making for me is a process of self-definition. Stimulated by the pop culture of “selfie,” I combined photography and ready-mades to reflect on the shifting boundaries between individual and society. The commonplace objects, like keyboard, needles, embroidery, and beads, are suggestive of the overwhelming information and traditional cultures. These external influences and social expectations could gradually be internalized in an individual’s disposition, and shape her behaviors to an immense degree.