CHEN Xiaoyi was born in Sichuan, China. She received an MA Photography from London College of Communication in 2014, currently lives and works in Chengdu. Integrating multiple forms and media, the motifs of her works often derive from reflections on nature and existence at multiple scales. The recent series, she focuses on the Hengduan Mountains in southwestern China. Taking the present day as a starting point, the artist searches for the intersection of different forms of existence within the long durée of geological and cosmological time. In her artworks, the relics of the mining industry are revealed as the embodiment of narratives, descriptions, and knowledge systems from multiple perspectives. CHEN Xiaoyi has exhibited internationally; she was awarded the Three Shadows Photography Award in 2015, China’s most prestigious photography prize, and named one of Asia’s 30 Artist under 30 by Forbes magazine 2017. Her recent works have been exhibited at the Vevey Image (Switzerland), LA NUU photo festival (Spain), La Biennale de la Photographie de Mulhouse (France), Calling/re-Calling-Culture city of east Asia (Japan), Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival (China), Lianzhou Foto (China), Museum Folkwang (Germany), Benaki Museum (Greece), Guangdong Times Museum (China), OCAT Shenzhen (China), Power Station of Art (China), Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (Beijing), A4 Art Museum (China) etc.