PROFILE
Zhao Mengjia [CHINA]
Zhao Mengjia (b.2000), born in Hangzhou, China, holds a BFA and MFA from the China Academy of Art. Her multidisciplinary practice spans photography, experimental video, and installation art, blurring the boundaries between photography and painting. Through themes of "reality vs. surrealism," "the fluidity and eternity of time," and "the fragility and resilience of life," she employs dreams as a visual rhetoric to create poetic works that resonate with the essence of her name. Awards include the 6th 1839 Photography Award (Excellence Prize), selection for the inaugural "Young Image Art 100" and the 3rd "China Young Photographers Support Program." Exhibitions: George Paton Gallery (Melbourne, Australia), Jimei × Arles International Photo Festival (Xiamen, China), PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai (Shanghai, China), Lishui Photography Festival (Lishui, China), Beijing International Photo Week (Beijing, China), Chengdu Contemporary Image Museum (Chengdu, China), Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (Xiamen, China), Zhejiang Art Museum (Hangzhou, China), among others.