Zhi Wei Hiu is an interdisciplinary artist based in NYC. Trained in analogue photography processes, they treat the practice of making and printing images as a sensuous process that places the body in correspondence with the materiality of the image. Using silver, wax, and glass, they explore alternative methods of image-making. They meticulously engage with the unique physical properties of each material, aiming to enhance the resonances that emerge from juxtaposing disparate materials, forms, and gestures. In their work, they seek to magnify and stabilize the resonances that arise when incongruous materials, forms, and gestures are delicately combined. While crafting objects for both personal adornment and spatial decoration, they contemplate the historical and cultural significance of ornamentation in relation to self-expression. They view ornamented objects as essential extensions of the body and layered vessels for conveying meaning.

https://www.zhi-wei.co/

Affiliation: Collaborator