b. 1988, Taipei, Taiwan; lives and works Taipei, Taiwan

Zhang Xu Zhan is an artist and film director who often makes paper-mâché sculpture that he then animates in stop-motion films. Working with different scales and subjects - from luxury mansions and oversized paper dolls to intricate depictions of mythological animals and flowers, his work can be characterised by an interest in the absurd and the use of bizarre, uncanny imagery. Often referencing East Asian mythology and fairytales, Zhang Xu Zhan uses these fables and folklores as a vehicle to offer wry observations on strange social phenomena and more contemporary topical stories. He employs an experimental approach where stop-frame animation is often combined with live action with the resultant works appearing as multi-channel film installations.

Recent solo exhibitions include Jungle Jungle 2024 — ZHANG XU zhan Solo Exhibition, Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2024); Jungle Jungle — ZHANG XU zhan Solo Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei (2022); Si So Mi - ZHANG XU Zhan Solo Exhibition, Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei (2017). Recent group exhibitions include The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) and Queensland Art Gallery (QAG), Queensland (2024); Disquieted Water of the South, M+, Hong Kong (2023); River of Rebirth, Z33, Hasselt (2023); Emotional Asia, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka (2022); Jakarta Biennale 2021 - RINGPROJECT, National Museum of Indonesia (2021); 7th Taiwan Biennale 2020, Taiwan National Museum, Taipei (2020); 7th Yokohama Triennale AFTERGLOW, Yokohama Museum, Yokohama (2020); Jeune Création Internationale / 15th Biennale de Lyon, Institut d’art contemporain, Lyon (2019); An Opera for Animals, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai (2019); 12th Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art (PSA), Shanghai (2018); TAIWAN VIDEO: Selection Video Screening Tour Around Europe, a: Museum of Contemporary Art, Republic of Macedoni; SCCA-Ljubliana Center for Contemporary Arts, Skopje; Rosalux, Berlin (2017).

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