lives and works in Frankfurt am Main and Shanghai.
Deeply invested in transcultural narratives and the history of design and manufacturing, his research and works tickle the precariousness and shifts in the perceptions of worldviews. Often informed by the unexpected intersections of these evolving paths, Liu constructs performative surfaces on his sculptures and installations that enable specious experiences. At first glance, Liu’s works recall the forms of drying racks, pillowcases, pillars, and other familiar objects from daily life. However, their surfaces are reconstructed with intricate handcrafted techniques: cross-stitch patterns that are actually painted, seemingly beaded curtains made from rice grains. Liu explores how invisibility and familiarity encounter one another, with the potential of disrupting established ways of perceiving.
Education
2022 - until now, Class Willem De Rooij, Hochschule für Bildende Künste–Städelschule, Frankfurt, Germany
2017 - 2021, Fashion Design, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China
Previous Exhibitions
Constellations Warsaw, Turnus Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Nocturnal Animals, LINSEED PROJECT, Shanghai, China
2024
cā biān, Hafenplatz 1-3, Offenbach, Germany
Rundgang Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Temple, Offenbach, Germany
2023
Symposium, Netzwerk Seilerei, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Rundgang Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2021
Skin, Participatory Art, Intimacy Series, Duke Kunshan University Humanities Research Center, China
Performance
Quivering Bloom, Stichting Perdu, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2024
Playing in the Dark: Side B, Uncharted Collective, Busan Biennale 2024
Hairpin Beneath, TROPEZ, Sommerbad Humboldthain, Wiesenstraße 1, 13357 Berlin
The Sound of Defiance, Paludo S. Antonio Bridge Rio Dei Giadini, Venice, Italy
Residency
Mar-Apr 2025Hong Museum, Wenzhou, China
Aug-Nov 2024
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme
Contact
IG: dididilemma