Shouyi He's work interrogates interpersonal relationships and their dynamics in social apparatuses such as the power dynamics within the family, the autonomy in kinship, the gender nuances in households, and the notion of identity in various cultural contexts. Taking personal narratives as a starting point, he looks into how individual agency varies across various interpersonal relationships, mainly familial ones. By weaving personal narratives and multidimensional visual languages, he aims to question the established norms of interpersonal relationships involved in our day-to-day, and deconstruct general narratives. In the forms of video and installation, his work connects the speculation on relationship dynamics provoked by a fusion of investigation, research, dismantling, and reconstruction with the reality where people live, thus sparking a broader social dialogue.
Eduacation
2021-2023
Master of Arts, Non Linear Narrative, Royal Academy of Art, the Hague
2015-2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Media Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
Work experience
2019-2021
Art director
AIRBAG, Beijing
2017-2020
Digital artist
OUTPUT, Shanghai
2017-2018
3D Animator
Xreal, Beijing
Exhibition
2024
Boarding on the Ramp, Ramp, Beijing
Open Letters, Page Not Found, The Hague
Luxury, Das Leben am Haverkamp, The Hague
ROOTS Film Festival, Filmhuis, The Hague
2023
Joint Research Day, Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration, The Hague
Outside Through Within, The Royal Academy of Arts Graduation Show 2023, The Hague
Frequancy Bands, Quartair, The Hague
2022
Breaking News, The Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague
How Would You Like to Get Lampooned My Lord, Page Not Found, The Hague
A State of Amplitude, Quartair, The Hague
2021
Unite! Digital Voyagers, Power Station of Art, Shanghai
New Objects, MBox Gallery, Shanghai
2020
Shanghai Young Art Fair, Shanghai
A Crops of Fruits, Hey Town Art Center, Beijing
2019
Dimensions of Family, Times Art Museum, Beijing
Digging Out Some Goodies, For Sample, Beijing
Graduation Artwork Exhibition of CAFA, Beijing
Thinkvision Art Exhibition, UCCA, Beijing
Lighthouse International Charity Film Festival, Beijing
Ocean Online Exhibition, SlimeEngine
2018
A Beautiful Identity, Foundation Dynasty Tang, Shanghai
Gallium Launch Party, Arkham, Shanghai
Hua International Short Film Festival, Beijing
2017
Landmark, Guardian Art Center, Beijing
Future Unknown Global Education Plan, CAFA, Beijing
Boarding on the Ramp, Ramp, Beijing
Open Letters, Page Not Found, The Hague
Luxury, Das Leben am Haverkamp, The Hague
ROOTS Film Festival, Filmhuis, The Hague
2023
Joint Research Day, Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration, The Hague
Outside Through Within, The Royal Academy of Arts Graduation Show 2023, The Hague
Frequancy Bands, Quartair, The Hague
2022
Breaking News, The Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague
How Would You Like to Get Lampooned My Lord, Page Not Found, The Hague
A State of Amplitude, Quartair, The Hague
2021
Unite! Digital Voyagers, Power Station of Art, Shanghai
New Objects, MBox Gallery, Shanghai
2020
Shanghai Young Art Fair, Shanghai
A Crops of Fruits, Hey Town Art Center, Beijing
2019
Dimensions of Family, Times Art Museum, Beijing
Digging Out Some Goodies, For Sample, Beijing
Graduation Artwork Exhibition of CAFA, Beijing
Thinkvision Art Exhibition, UCCA, Beijing
Lighthouse International Charity Film Festival, Beijing
Ocean Online Exhibition, SlimeEngine
2018
A Beautiful Identity, Foundation Dynasty Tang, Shanghai
Gallium Launch Party, Arkham, Shanghai
Hua International Short Film Festival, Beijing
2017
Landmark, Guardian Art Center, Beijing
Future Unknown Global Education Plan, CAFA, Beijing
