ABOUT ZHIYUN LEI
BIOGRAPHY
b. in China | Photographer | Filmmaker | Digital artist
EDUCATION
2022-Present
Macau University of Science and Technology (PhD)
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2020-2022
Royal College of Art (MA)
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2017-2018
Ecole supérieure d’Art du Nord-Pas-de Calais, Dunkerque/Tourcoing (Exchange Programme)
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2015-2019
Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (BFA)
EXHIBITIONS & AWARD
2023
Selected for the "L.A.P. International Artist Residency Award", residing in Wuhan Video Art Center and L.A.P. Gallery
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The site-specific art The Ceiling is on Fire participated in the group exhibition "Wild Voice" (TNT Contemporary Art Space, Shenzhen, China)
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The photographic work My Poetry participated in the group exhibition "Cactus by the Sea" (Dalian City Museum, Dalian, China)
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The cinematic virtual reality I Love Being Me: in my Place, my Home be selected in the 8th China VR/AR creation contest (Beijing Normal University Virtual Studio, Beijing, China)
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2022
Be selected in “Cactus Project 3.0” of Post Flamand Art Space
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Winner of The "New Photography Prize" of the Royal College of Art
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Work Resurrection was selected as the cover of the RCA Photography programme degree show and was collected by British collectors
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2021
the photographic work Smoke Soil participated in the group exhibition of "Condensation of Clouds" (Hoxton Gallery, London, UK)
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2019
Winner of the "Academy Award" of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts
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Winner of the “New College, New Image” Excellent Work Award of Lishui International Photography Festival
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Winner of the "1839 Photography Award"
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2018
Participated in the FLEA Art Exhibition (Tourcoing Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Tourcoing, France)
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2017
Winner of the scholarship from CSC (China Scholarship Council)
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2016
The performance art Opisthotonos was selected to display in the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Experimental Art Exhibition (TAFA Art Museum, Tianjin, China)
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2015
Photographic work The Old and the Mute Won the “Merit Award” from the Tianjin Academy of Fine Art
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Volunteer and held an art exhibition in Tianlun Gerocomium
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WORKING EXPERIENCES
2023
The project leader of the contemporary art section of RCF China Forum
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Senior teaching assistant at Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao
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2022
Visiting teacher in Communication University of Zhejiang, China
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Teaching experience at Jinan University, China
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Teaching experience in AUB (Art University Bournemouth), UK
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2020-2021
Student Representative of MA Photography in Royal College of Art, UK
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2018
Intern journalist in Chinese-French Art Network, France
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2016
Photographer in the “Creating Healthy City” project group in Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China
PAPER
2023
Paper “Enhancing the Chinese Identity of Young People in Hong Kong and Macao Based on the Creation of Cinematic Virtual Reality Art, Taking the Cinematic Virtual Reality Work I Love Being Me: in my Place, my Home as an Example” published in IAMCR2023 | Lyon23 | OCP23
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Paper “Virtual Reality Art: An Extension of Site-Specific Art” published in 2nd Virtual Reality Art Innovation and Development Forum
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