Born 1999, China
Qi Zhuang is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker and animator working between China and the UK. Her works draws inspiration from Buddhism, phenomenology and symbolism, experiencing abstract cosmological ideas through intimate, materialist ways with body language, sound and moving images.
During her MA studies at Royal College of Art (RCA), Qi examined time-based media, software and text as a means to explore themes such as life and death, Māyā, and the ineffable in multi-dimensional ways. Most of the time, she carefully examines the media she works with, striving to create images that evoke raw and visceral visual experiences.
Qi’s works have been exhibited in Austria, Russia, the US, the UK, Spain and China. As a researcher, her autobiographical essay “World, Symbol, Gaze” was published in Art and Society(ISSN 2709-9830) Vol.3, No.3(2024) and is archived at the RCA library.
1999年出生于中国厦门——
庄琪是一名跨学科艺术家、导演和动画师，在中国和英国两地工作。她的作品从佛教、现象学和象征主义中汲取灵感，通过肢体语言、声音和动态影像，以亲密的、唯物主义的方式体验抽象的宇宙观。
在英国皇家艺术学院（RCA）攻读硕士学位期间，庄琪以时间性媒体、软件和文本为创作手段，多维度地探索生死、摩耶与“不可言说”等主题。她常常深入研究所选媒介，力图呈现能唤起原始直觉与本能的视觉图像。
庄琪的作品曾在奥地利、俄罗斯、美国、英国、西班牙和中国展出。作为一名研究者，她的自传体论文《世界、符号、凝视》发表在《艺术与社会》期刊（ISSN 2709-9830）第3卷第3期（2024年）上，并被收藏于英国皇家艺术学院图书馆。
庄琪目前任教于厦门大学创意与创新学院——数字媒体艺术系。
EDUCATION
MA Experimental Animation, Royal College of Art, 2020-2023
BA Illustration Animation, Kingston University, 2017-2020
Level 4 Illustration, Cambridge School of Visual and Performance Art, 2016-2017
EMPLOYMENT
Instructor, Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University, 2024-Present
Guest Lecturer, Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, 2024
Guest Speaker, Kingston University, 2020-2021
EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS
2024 Darkroom Festival, London, LDN
2024 VIENNA SHORTS, Vienna, WUM
2024 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
2024 26th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, Barcelona, BCN
2024 Shanghai International Short Week, Shanghai, SHA
2023 Art On Loop, The Holy Art Gallery, London, LDN
2023 Raw Science Film Festival, Los Angeles, LA
2023 Berlin Shorts Award, Berlin, BE
2023 Paris International Short Festival, Paris, PAR
2023 Animex Screen, Yorkshire, YKS
2021 New York City IO Film Festival, New York City, NYC
2021 Faith Fest, Califonia, CA
2021 Reconnecting, OXO Tower Wharf, London, LDN
2021 空无，No Space Gallery, Online
2021 What We Talk About When We Talk About,Royal College of Art, Online
2020 Esoteric International Film Festival, Moscow, MOS
2019 Fragments & Non-Linear Narratives, Drawing Room, London, LDN
AWARDS
2020 Kingston Animation Prize, Runner-up, Vintage Books Company, London, UK
2017 Awarding Body Extended Diploma in Art & Design Scholarship, Cambridge School of Visual and Performance Art, Cambridge, UK
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