Wang Xue Sophia王雪
Photography Project
Video Project
- A song to the Saksual Trees 致梭梭树的歌
Performance Project
Research Project
- Photo Survey of Africans in Guangzhou 广漂非洲人影像调查
Wang Xue Sophia
Wang Xue Sophia, born in 1998 in Xining, the largest city on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Northwest China, is an artist working across photography, video, performance, and writing, with a background in journalism and fine arts. Her work is rooted in personal experiences of "otherness," "frontiers," and "mobility," exploring the hybridity and fluidity of cultural identities while challenging the binary narratives of center and periphery.
In spaces of movement and suspension, she employs visual and embodied practices as alternative research methods, integrating singing and dancing with sonic memory and embodied knowledge to reconnect with her “mother tongue” and personal narrative. Through collective unlearning, her work seeks to reclaim rituals and investigate the intersections of cultural identity, memory, and transformation. Her multidisciplinary approach forms a dynamic exploration of belonging and cultural resilience.
王雪（Wang Xue Sophia），1998 年生于青海西宁，是一位跨越摄影、影像、表演与写作领域的艺术家，拥有新闻与美术的学术背景。她的创作植根于个人在“他者性”、“边界”与“流动性”中的经验，探索文化身份的混合性与流动性，并挑战中心与边缘的二元叙事。
在流动与悬置的空间中，她运用视觉与身体实践作为另类研究方法，结合歌唱与舞蹈，以声音记忆和身体知识重新连接自身的“母语”与个人叙事。通过集体性的“去学”实践，她的作品试图重新召回仪式，并探索文化身份、记忆与转化的交汇之处。她的跨学科实践构筑了一种关于归属感与文化韧性的动态探讨。
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Education Background
- MFA Fine Art, HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, 2023–2025
- BA Journalism, Sun Yat-sen University, 2018–2022
- Law, School of Law, Sun Yat-sen University, 2017–2018
- Awards and Nominations
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2022: Nominated for the 4th 1839 Photography Award
- 2021: Special Scholarship for Academic Innovation, Sun Yat-sen University
- 2020: Special Scholarship for Arts, Sun Yat-sen University
- 2020: Outstanding Student Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University
- Residencies
- 2024: Artist Residency, Tian Shan Mountains, Institute for Provocation (IFP), China
- 2019: Seven Alleys resident art projects, 3rd Lishui Photography Festival, China
- Collections
- 2024: Henna, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, China
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2024: Henna, Chengdu Contemporary Image Museum, China
- Seminars and Workshops
- 2024: Workshop "Please dance happily and freely," In the Works: Manuals and Mess, HKU Theater, Netherlands
- 2024: Workshop "Please dance happily and freely," While-Kitchening Festival, Casco Art Institute, Netherlands
- 2024: "What Happens After Henna Leaves Home," Sharing, Xining Contemporary Art Space (XCAS), China
- 2024: Jiazazhii x Go East Project "CRITs Online Review" Issue 4, China
- Exhibitions
- 2024: In the Works: Manuals and Mess, AG Gallery, Netherlands
- 2024: "rooted, but flow," Group Exhibition, Gaotai Art Gallery, China
- 2024: Henna showcased as part of Jimei x Arles: Travelling Photobook Showcase at the 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase, Singapore International Photo Festival, Singapore
- 2023: Space on Paper Jimei x Arles Book Exhibition, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, China
- 2023: Hangzhou International Artisan Photobooks Biennial, China
- 2023: "Hide and Seek: The Photographic Vision of Childhoods," Being Art Museum, featuring Xiaobei Passport and Letter From Guangzhou To Bamako, China
- 2022: "Photo Survey of Africans in Guangzhou," OH HEAR ME AFRICA, Guangdong Times Museum, China
- 2022: Sea Of Stars shortlisted for LONG RIVERS special exhibition, 5th Ningbo International Photo Week, China
- 2022: Henna online published by Aranya Library, China
- 2021: Henna shortlisted for the 10th Xishuangbanna Foto Festival, China
- 2021: Doomsday exhibited at the 4th Lishui Photography Festival, China
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Publications and Writing
- 2023: "Xiaobei Immigrant II: African Children's Childhood in China," Sun Yat-sen University Publication
- 2022: Photo Survey of Africans in Guangzhou, self-published
- 2022: Henna, self-published
- 2021: Co-author of "2020 Insights into Chinese Photojournalism," published in People's Photography and China Photo News, included in Insight Report of Chinese Journalism
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Work Experience
- 2022: Curator, Study Center of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography in China
- 2022: Teaching Assistant, Field Training of Media Convergence, Sun Yat-sen University
- 2020–2021: Research Assistant, Study Center of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography in China
教育背景
- 2023–2025 纯艺术硕士，荷兰乌特勒支艺术学院
- 2018–2022 新闻学学士，中山大学传播与设计学院
- 2017–2018 法学专业，中山大学法学院
奖项与提名
- 2022: 第四届 1839 摄影奖提名奖
- 2021: 学术创新奖学金，中山大学
- 2020: 文体艺术奖学金，中山大学
- 2020: 优秀学生奖学金，中山大学
驻地项目
- 2019: 第三届丽水摄影节“七条小巷” 驻地艺术项目，中国
作品收藏
- 2024: 《海娜》，三影堂摄影艺术中心，中国
- 2024: 《海娜》，成都当代影像馆，中国
研讨会与工作坊
- 2024: “欢乐地跳吧”舞蹈工作坊，乌特勒支 HKU 剧场，荷兰
- 2024: “欢乐地跳吧”舞蹈工作坊，While-Kitchening Festival， Casco 艺术研究所，荷兰
- 2024: 《海娜走后怎样》作品分享会，西宁当代，中国
- 2024: 假杂志x Go East Project "CRITs 在线评议" 第四期，中国
展览
- 2024: "In the Works: Manuals and Mess"，AG Gallery，荷兰
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2024: “根植与流动“青年艺术家群展，高台当代艺术中心，中国
- 2024: 《海娜》巡展于第九届新加坡国际摄影节摄影书展，新加坡
- 2023: “纸上空间” 集美·阿尔勒摄影书展，三影堂摄影艺术中心，中国
- 2023: 杭州国际摄影手工书双年展，中国
- 2023: “捉迷藏：童年的显影”特展，上海碧云美术馆，中国
- 2022: “非洲，我对你说” 特别策划，广东时代美术馆，中国
- 2022: 《星宿海》入选第五届宁波国际摄影周“江河长卷”特展，中国
- 2022: 《海娜》发表于阿那亚图书馆，中国
- 2021: 《海娜》入选第十届西双版纳国际影像展，中国
- 2021: 《末日》参展第四届丽水摄影节，中国
出版与写作- 2023: 《小北二代：非洲孩子的中国童年》，中山大学出版社
- 2022: 《归去来，非洲人影像调查》
- 2022: 《海娜》
- 2021: 论文二作《2020年中国新闻摄影洞察报告》，收录于《人民摄影》、《中国摄影报》，出版于《中国新闻业行业调查报告》，中山大学出版社
工作经历
- 2022: 策展人，中山大学中国新闻与纪实摄影研究中心
- 2022: 助教，媒体融合实训，中山大学
- 2020–2021: 研究助理，中山大学中国新闻与纪实摄影研究中心