At the age of five, Yuge Zhou 周雨歌 became a household name in China as the singer for Little Dragon Boy (小龙人), one of the most popular children’s series in Chinese TV history. Yuge came to the US almost two decades ago to earn a degree in computer science and subsequently moved into video art and installations.
Yuge has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent art and public venues. Her work has been featured in the New York Magazine, Hyperallergic and The Atlantic, and recently acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Yuge holds a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as well as a Master of Science from Syracuse University.
In addition to her art practice, she also directs and curates the 3300-square foot 150 Media Stream, a uniquely-structured public digital art installation in Chicago. In this capacity, she has worked with over fifty media artists and cultural institutions to create innovative programming each month that engages a cross section of diverse communities.
周雨歌是一位出生在中国并居住在美国芝加哥的艺术家，她的视频和装置作品涉及自然和城市空间中人与人的联系、孤立和渴望，以及共同梦想的场所。她通过数字拼贴和雕塑浮雕来创造沉浸式的体验。周雨歌曾在国内和国际著名的艺术和公共场所展出，并被纽约，Hyperallergic, 和大西洋等杂志报道。目前她是纽约新博物馆艺术和技术孵化器的一名艺术家。她的作品近期被芝加哥当代摄影博物馆和卡尔&玛丽莲·托马艺术基金会收藏。她同时拥有芝加哥艺术学院的艺术硕士以及雪城大学的理学硕士。
I left my hometown Beijing in 2007 amidst a rapid geopolitical and urban transformation. Growing up in the second stage of China’s economic reform, I witnessed a massive influx of migration, expansion and globalization. As I have moved from China to America, and from the East coast to the Midwest, I have become deeply intrigued with the social interactions and transient encounters across constructed or natural spaces - the sites of our shared dreams.
Traveling across continents has left me with a longing for rootedness and intimacy. My work originates from a simple desire to observe and connect with the physical and psychological spaces we inhabit. I use the camera to document and reassemble scenes that reveal personal and geopolitical relationships embedded within metaphorical territories and borders. My recent projects explore the actual, historical and emotional distance between my homeland and America—my adopted country—and broader challenges of transcending separation.