“Human Intersubjectivity”
Concept | Human Intersubjectivity” explores the idea of capturing moments and memory in daily life. We define ourselves and the lives we lead by connecting through a multitude of people and activities. The garments we wear are simply forms we occupy during this journey towards self-discovery, and they are as malleable as our own self-identity. We often manipulate and are manipulated by those artifacts,
social elements, filling the forms of daily garments but meanwhile, we are stuck in silhouettes that are themselves stereotypes as well. Through scavenging, collaging, quilting, sewing and more surface treatments, the human intersubjectivity is created. It creates an inviting platform and a unique experience for viewers to explore this transcendence.
Bio | As the meaning of her name in Chinese, Shihui Zhou is not only an artist but also a poet whispering her abundant emotions and stories. Shihui Zhou was born to an unconventional military family and raised in China. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design from Tsinghua University in 2014. Before entering the Master of Design program at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016, Shihui finished her one-year Post- Baccalaureate program in Fashion, body, and garment at SAIC. As a visual artist with Chinese heritage, Shihui’s journey in the United States has not only formed her a closer and more objective perspective of the world but it has also given her a spectatorship in this foreign society. She is always drawn to themes of social structure, culture belonging, relationships and intimacy in her art practice. Her works usually land in between installation, fiber/textile art, print media, performance, video and garment design.