a multidisciplinary artist born in Shanghai based in London.

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Samuel is a multidisciplinary art practictionist born in Shanghai based in London. His research-based art practice revolves around biopolitics, diaspora, queer, and identity representation by exploring medium such as photography, installation, and film. Currently he is pursuing an MA degree at the department of Visual Anthropology.

 

First Zine Melancholy finished in early 2018 (also shown at Offprint London 2019), exploring urban culture in his hometown Shanghai. It also implies the current situation that the country is going through a rapid social transition, and it raises questions over human activities during urbanisation in the modern era, conveying a sense of melancholy.

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Watch his portrait video here

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EDUCATION

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BA (Hons) Photography at London College of Communication (2018-2021)

MA MA degree studying Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths (2021-present)

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EVENTS & EXBIHITIONS

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2018 Tate Modern Writing Photography (photographer collaborated with SJ Fowler)

2019 Tate Modern OffPrint Photobook exhibition, Melancholy

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PUBLICATIONS

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2021 'The Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War', China Eye. (69) (collaborated with Mantle, R. )

2021 'Silk, Opium, Missionaries' is coming soon