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Zoe Sijia 思嘉 郭 (b.1996)



also known as Zoe, is a visual artist based in London. Her background in sociology and  illustration, combined with her experiences of growing up in China and Japan, inform the multi-layered subject matter of her work. 

She has a multifaceted studio practice for which drawing and humor are central. Sometimes she draws on paper, at other times she incises a drawn line into clay, adds color with glazes and fires the clay to yield a ceramic painting; at other times she uses Ink wash painting. 

She employs a variety of media including sculpture and print, to create symbolic associations in her art. Her focus is on marginalised individuals and
the themes of  nostalgic childhood fantasy and the subconscious,which serve as a form of escapis  and resistance to consumerism and societal expectations. Through the use of vibrant colours, intricate patterns, and symbolic imagery, she aims to depict the struggles and triumphs of outsiders and inspire empathy and understanding through her art.



Zoe的创作重点是东亚身份及其她的民族、文化、精神诠释的交叉关系。
从艺术作为治疗的角度来看，她的目标是通过她的作品结合悲剧、温柔和幽默的情感来支持潜意识与行为之间的界限。利用想象力和幽默挑战社会期望、抵抗既定思维框架，促进社区的团结与对话。

她艺术实践涵盖了多种媒介，如印刷、陶瓷和装置艺术。 多国家生活经验赋予了她独特的跨文化视角这反映了整合中日英三种文化背景的复杂旅程，深入探讨了认知失调和个人疏离的不适，并利用她自己的经历作为视觉象征，通过幽默和童稚的象征主义与观众建立深刻的共鸣。



中国上海出身。 2020年にイギリスへ渡り、ロイヤル・カレッジ・オブ・アート（Royal College of Art ）でビジュアルコミュニケーションを学び、アート修士号を取得しました。

Zoeの創作のコンセプトは、東アジアのアイデンティティやその、文化、精神的解釈の交差にあります。独特な世界観を持つ、その作品を通じて悲劇、優しさ、ユーモアの感情を組み合わせることで、潜在意識と行動の間の界を支えることを目指しています。想像力とユーモアを使って社会的期待に挑戦し、既成の思考枠組みに抵抗し、コミュニティの結束と対話を促進します。

印刷、陶芸、インスタレーションなど、多岐にわたります。多国での生活経験は彼女に独特のクロスカルチャーの視点を与え、中日両文化の背景を統合する複雑な旅の反映です。認知の不協和と個人的な疎外感の不快感を深く探り、自身の経験をモチーフとして利用して、ユーモアとサブカルチャーを通じて観客との深い共感を築いています。








Exhibitions

Room, kara-S Gallery (カラス) in Kyoto Japan (2020)

South London Lab in the Peckham town centre park in London (2020)

Picks kara-S Gallery (カラス) in Kyoto, Japan (2021)

The One Pound Super Short Film festival in London (2022)

The XP Awards in London (2022)

Southwark Park Gallery Annual Open Exhibition,London (2022)

Pri’s Art Salon:METAMRPHOSIS ,London (2023)

‘Open Art’ Art Number 23 BCN Barcelona, Spain (2023)

WAAITT2023 Group Show, Easter Gallery, London (2023)

Aesthetics of Bliss, 67 York Street Gallery, London (2023)

Death of the Spectacle, 37 Kensington High St, London (2023)

Small house Gallery  London online (2023) https://smallhousegallery.uk/2023/05/06/zoe-sijia-guo-cultural-chaos-navigating-the-world-of-outsiders/







Publishing


Demystifying Decolonization Through the Power of Narrative


Chapbook Series
#2 ‘Freedom’
Collection of Poems & Stories (2023）

British Library Cataloguing Publication Data: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN: 978-1-915620-01-9
                

                            



Education


BA in Sociology at Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan 2016

BA Exchange in University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts, UK 2020

BA in illustration at Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto Japan 2021

MA Royal College of Art, Visual Communication,London UK 2023


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