Apr 2 – June 2, 2024
Curator: Ma Hao
Skyline in HAUS is very proud to present Ao Jing’s public art project, Theory of Emotion, located on the rooftop of SUHE HAUS.
Skyline in HAUS is initiated by curator Hao Ma, focusing on exploring the public art in the contemporary context and inviting different artists to use the rooftop space for creations. Skyline in Haus is not merely an innovative experiment motivated by the form of public art, but also an ongoing record of the conversation between historical architecture and public art. Through the transformation of space and dialogue with the audience, the public's perception of contemporary art can be explored from a new perspective. With the support of the SKYLINE Project, artists are combining their creations with the architecture of SUHE HAUS to paint a unique skyline by Suzhou Creek. Starting from the terrace space, SKYLINE Project will explore possibilities in different cities of China, attempting to break the boundaries of traditional media and use the artist's personal visual language to intervene in the local practice of public art in China.
Ao Jing (b.1993) currently works and lives in Beijing. She graduated from Goldsmiths College, University of London and the Royal College of Art’s Contemporary Art Practice (Pathway: Public Sphere). Ao’s artworks explore how different materials transformed into varied series of sculptures, performances and visuals under artistic expressions in different environments. In turn, the ambiguous relationship between “material” and “immaterial”, “conscious” and “unconscious”, is explored in a non-dualistic context.
Compared to the current mode of artistic production, which is dominated by dialectical thinking, Ao’swork is more narrative literature, constantly asks questions and wanders through doubts. In the process, all her attitudes, choices, confusions, etc. about life are honestly presented in her works.
Her solo exhibition: In the Pit, Magician Space, Beijing, 2023. Her recent group exhibitions include: “Where Wood Stands”, P.art Group, Shanghai, 2023; “Invisible V.4: The Silence of Nature”, Zhi Art Museum, Chengdu, 2023; “Vacuum”, Yuan Art Museum, Beijing, 2023; “To the Public: Please Read the Exhibition the Way One Perceive the Woods”, Magician Space, Beijing, 2022-2023; “Encounter & Foresight: A Contemporary Art Exhibition Recommended by Collectors”, Blanc Art Group, Beijing, 2022; “A Couple of”, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2021; “When and Only When, the Strong Wind Rolled up the Surge”, Aranya Art Center, Aranya, 2021; “Hereditary Territory”, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, 2021.
