The Asymmetry Distinguished Lecture Series 2024: 'Critical Habitats' 

at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Titled ‘Solar Wheels and Other Stories,' artist Shen discussed their artistic process and practice of ‘embodied storytelling’, and shared excerpts from their recent videos, including 

 (2023-present) and ས་གཞི་སྔོན་པོ་འགྱུར། (

 (b. 1990, Chengdu) is a storyteller, maker of moving images, paintings, performance and sound. Born in Chengdu, Sichuan, they live in An t-eilean Sgitheanach (Isle of Skye) with their life partner Ali Van, and with their family in Mni Sota Makoce (Minnesota). Their solo presentations include: 

 (M HKA, Antwerp, 2023; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2021), and ས་གཞི་སྔོན་པོ་འགྱུར། (

) (KUNSTVEREIN GARTENHAUS, Vienna, 2023; Swiss Institute, New York, 2022). Their group exhibitions include 

 (14th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, 2023); 

 (Gwangju Biennale, 2021); Sigg Prize (M+ Museum, Hong Kong, 2019); and 

 (New Museum Triennial, New York, 2018). They received the BALTIC Artists’ Award (2017) and held the Rijksakademie residency in Amsterdam (2018-19).

Lecture SeriesSOLAR WHEELS AND OTHER STORIES

Lecture Series
SOLAR WHEELS AND OTHER STORIES