After the 5 years of professional study of clinical pharmacy and some practical working experiences, Yu Qian found that mental health is more important than physical health, and art is a good medicine to cure spirit. So she quit her job and started over again by pursuing a master’s degree in art with a specialty of fashion design at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. Then she studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, making art is a process of self-exploration and self-healing for her.
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
Untitled, 2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny, Untitled
2022, Yu Qian, photo by RealKenny
With the acceleration of the pace of social development, people’s lives become busier, and there is more and more excess information available. Getting along with different strangers overwhelm me, therefore, I want to create boundaries or an individual space for me in order to return myself to a pure land, which will protect my self-consciousness and strive for free breathing room. Thus, keeping distance with people and seeking comfort from animals or plants is the main theme of my work.
I prefer to treat each of my works as a different object. Maybe there is the possibility of infinite in-depth exploration in the future, but I don’t want to give up every inspiration that appears in my mind instantly. Different methods, elements and materials are used. They are chaotic and varied, just like me as an ordinary person, complex and contradictory. Although rational logic is critical, rationality serves sensibility. I serve my work; my work serves me. Sometimes it is merely a communication between us.