Xu Xiaowei: Spacing Memories

The book features dream-space photo collages created by Xu Xiaowei. By combining visual representations of objects and places with ready-made images that randomly appear and disappear in contemporary Chinese society, the artist reinvents his memories. The artwork reflects the personal turmoil experienced in the face of rapid changes in Chinese society. Through non-linear and fragmentary stories that unfold in a dystopian fantasy world that is both pre-modern and post-industrial, the artist tries to convey this agitation. Using reconstructed photographs, the artist constructs a space of memory that lies somewhere between the tangible and the absurd.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Published: 07/31/2025
ISBN: 9781916846395
Pages: 160
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.80w x 1.10d