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Gongmo Zhou
Zhou Gongmo was born in Yueyang, a port city on the banks of the Yangtze River in southern China. He graduated from the Mural Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing) with a bachelor's degree. In September 2019, he was admitted to the second year of the Fine Arts Academy of Nantes in France and is currently pursuing his master's degree. Being far away from home in France, I haven't returned home for over three years. Therefore, I can only communicate with my family through video and share photos of our lives with each other. This has made me reflect a lot on the distance between me, images, and the real world. Behind the digital screen is actually another world - a virtual world. That's why I have painted many screens. I am often attracted to the surface and reflection of objects; the surface of an object is the boundary between its interior and exterior, and I always want to see deeper through the surface. That's why I often use partial surfaces of objects, parts of skin, and the surface of screens in my paintings. Through the perspective of the camera, I attempt to create relationships between things in different spaces. Ismaël Bahri's micro and unique perspective has prompted me to rethink how I perceive things.
Qinying Cai
Qinying Cai was born in China, specializes in emotionally evocative oil paintings. Her artistic journey, rooted in childhood as a refuge from dyslexia, has evolved into a captivating exploration of classical artistry. She graduated from the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, Russia which gave her a profound classical foundation and skills. Cai's work, including notable pieces like "Falling" and "Transitory Grief," reflects a deep connection to and understanding of personal experiences we all go through and resonates with the shared emotions through each generation. As a talented storyteller, Qinying Cai invites viewers to connect and feel the common threads of our shared human experience as well as reminds us of a fleeting nature of emotions and life experiences. Her message to the audience is: we are sometimes shrouded in darkness, but it’s important not to forget that there is brightness and never stop seeking it.