Yao Hai was born in Gansu, China in 1980. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2009 and New York in 2013. Currently lives and works in Shanghai. Yao's practice spans across installation, photography, sculpture, painting, video, performance and sound. He has held solo exhibitions at Galerie du Monde ("Yao Hai", 2019), Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences ("Reconstruction of Deconstruction", 2018), Shanghai Gallery 55, ("Adventure in Graphics", 2018 and "zero + one + twelve", 2017), Wuhan United Art Museum ("Free Play of Deconstruction", 2017) and Wuhan K11 art village ("Beyond Boundaries", 2016). His works have been exhibited in many international institutions including the Taipei Artist Village, the CICA Museum in South Korea, the Queens Museum and the Williamsburg Art & Historical Centre in New York.
Read MoreYao started practicing calligraphy and traditional painting at a young age, and focused on experimental ink painting in the early stage of his career. His practice now spans across installation, photography, sculpture, painting, video, performance and sound. The diversity in the artistic approach and visual presentation between Yao's earlier and current works reflect the artist's evolution from "one to zero" and "zero to one" in self-perception and artistic development.
Text courtesy Galerie du Monde.
