Iris Lingyu Zhang                                        
No.9719

No.9719 No.1202 No.2202 No.1520


Sculpture 20*20*20cm, Quadriptych,Dried flowers, Hardwares, Discarded objects, Slime, Clay, Spray,2022





No.9719 No.1202 No.2202 No.1520 is a sculptural work that extends the exploration of identity, derived from the artist’s  project Polyhedron: Exploring the Fluid Interplay Between Self, Identity, and Environment. This quadriptych utilizes dried flowers, hardware, and discarded objects as primary materials, reflecting on the fragmentation and reconstruction of self-identity.


No.2202

This work addresses the repression and alienation experienced by women born in the 1990s under the dogma of East Asian culture. Through the use of symbolic and discarded objects, the artist critiques the suppression and erosion of individual subjectivity imposed by societal norms. The sculptural practice becomes a medium to uncover and re-examine the entanglement between the individual and the collective.



No.1520


By integrating the remnants of flowers and everyday hardware, the artist symbolizes the commodification and domestication of female identity, questioning how personal narratives are shaped and reshaped within the constraints of culture and societal expectations. Using these objects, she constructs a multi-dimensional space where the boundaries between the self and environment blur, echoing the artist’s journey of self-discovery and transformation.



No.1202


The work not only investigates the fluid nature of identity but also emphasizes the cyclical process of merging and evolving within the collective environment. The artist reinterprets these objects in a surrealist manner, transforming fragmented pieces of self into distant, unfamiliar representations, further illustrating the alienation from one’s own identity.

No.9719 No.1202 No.2202 No.1520 offers an intricate, material-based perspective on the paradox of self and collective identity, inviting viewers to reflect on the intersection of personal and cultural narratives within the sculptural realm.








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 Reborn (2024)

 The Body in Blue (2024)

 Traces: ‘Free-assemblage making’ as a method to touch self-narrative (2024)

 The Tent (2024)

 Will U Remember me? (2024)

Won’t U Remember me? (2024)

 Comet Tail (2024)

 Null-Flux (2024)

 Sleeping in the wood (2024)

 Unknown Utopia (2023)

 A Punch on Tofu (2023)

 CSI;’‘’‘’‘’‘;’;/;;‘’/;‘;(2023)

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 No.9719 No.1202 No.2202 No.1520 (2023)

Profile (Sample)

Iris Lingyu Zhang (b. 1997, Beijing) is a multimedia artist and researcher working between London and Beijing. Her emotionally immersive works span digital and installation-based media, exploring feminist inquiries into the body, space, and desire. Drawing on psychology and philosophy, her practice negotiates identity, intimacy, and cultural memory through porous visual forms.

Iris holds a Master of Research from the Royal College of Art and pursuing her second Master’s degree in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has exhibited internationally, with recent shows including international Biennale THE WRONG, Visions in the Nunnery 2025 at London Bow Art Gallery,  Permeate in Vienna, and Instante in São Paulo. Her work has also been presented at IKLECTIK, Hundred Years Gallery, and The Handbag Factory, among others.
         
Email, Instagram


Education

Master of Fine Art                         Sep 2026 -
Goldsmiths, University of London

Master of Research
Visual Communication
                 Sep 2023 - Sep 2024
Royal College of Art


Exhibitions ↗

A Room for Unbecoming Women
The Handbag Factory, 3 Loughborough Street SE11 5TB
30
.07.2026 - 03.08.2026

TABOO
Bradley House, 26 ST Albans LN, NW11 7QE                                 23.07.2026 - 13.08.2026

THE WRONG International Biennale Transient Info
Virtual Worldwide
01.11.2025 - 31.03.2026

Visions in the Nunnery 2025
Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road E3 2SJ
04.10.2025 - 09.11.2025

The Green Grammar
art'otel London Hoxton, 1-3 Rivington Street, EC2A 3DT
27.06.2025 - 29.06.2025

Pieces of Me
Artworks East Gallery, 32-34 Osier Way, E10 5SB
06.06.2025 - 04.07.2025

Behind the Closed DoorsSafehouse, 137 Copeland Road SE15 3SN
31.05.2025 - 03.06.2025

PermeateWest/Alte WU, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria
29.03.2025 - 03.04.2025

Secret Salon: Electric Ladyland
Caveside Cl, Old Hill, Chislehurst BR7 5NL
14.12.2024

Instante
Echos Studio, Rua Pelotas, 400 - Vila Mariana, Sao Paulo, Brazil
07.12.2024 - 20.12.2024

The Dark Side
Boomer Gallery, 150 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU
08.11.2024 - 13.11.2024

MYSTICAL
Fox Yard Studio, 6 Old Fox Yard, Stowmarket IP14 1AB
25.10.2024 - 05.11.2024

Sound Field Folding
Hundred Years Gallery, 13 Pearson St, London E2 8JD
 03.08.2024

MRes RCA 2024 Research Journeys
The Hanger Gallery, London SW11 4NL
26.07.2024 - 01.08.2024

Fragment for the Future; Movement
The Hanger Gallery, London SW11 4NL
29.04.2024 - 01.05.2024

Whispers of the Unseen: Sonic Alchemy
Iklectik, 20 Carlisle Lane, London SE1 7LG
13.12.2023


Press ↗

Ourculture Art&Photography: “In the syntax of pauses: Sensing the green grammar”     2025

FAD Magazine: “Behind the closed doors: Reconstructin the narrative of home in a crumbling house”
2025

Divide Magazine issue 12   2024

Collect Art Magazine winter issue seasonal edition                   2024

 Reflections of the Past, Visions of Tomorrow
2024

Artistcloseup Magazine issue 25                                                         2024

Artistcloseup Blog individual interview                                           2024