Linlu Zhang
Linlu Zhang (b. 1996) is a contemporary artist active between London and Shanghai, who graduated from the Royal College of Art in the UK. Her practice spans printmaking, installation, and cross-media approaches. Through a long-term research focus on asemic writing, she utilizes the physical act of writing, the transformation of materials, and the traces of time as mediums to carry memory and potential communication.
Her artistic methodology is centered on asemic writing, bringing perception and emotion to the forefront of her work. In her creations, memories are not directly represented but rather transformed into material forms, prompting the viewer to reflect on how meaning is generated. By stripping away legible textual information, her works no longer rely on the "comprehension of content"; instead, they directly impact the audience through cultural, visual, and somatic experiences. Its primary focus is no longer legibility, but rather inviting viewers to experience the relationship between humanity and language, actively participating in the process of generating meaning.