Yu Ji’s practice employs sculpture, video, print and performance to investigate the relationship between the human body and its surrounding environments. Sensitively responding to the geographical and historical specificities of place, Yu Ji frequently conducts fieldwork to observe the materiality, form and psychic resonances of a site. These finely considered elements are incorporated into her stand-alone works and the creation of immersive ‘landscapes’ inside the gallery and other spaces.
Yu Ji ) graduated with an MA from the Department of Sculpture, College of Art of Shanghai University, in 2011. She has exhibited internationally with current and recent solo exhibitions including those at Chisenhale Gallery, London (2021); Centre Pompidou x West Bund Museum, West Bund Museum, Shanghai (2021); Mind Set Art Center, Taipei (2016) and Beijing C-Space (2014). Her work has been included in numerous group shows including The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, QAGOMA Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (2021); Fifth New Museum Triennial, New Museum, New York (2021); Basement Roma, Rome (2021); HOW Art Museum, Shanghai (2020); 58th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2019); Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm (2018); UCCA Dune, Beidaihe (2018); Faurschou Foundation, Beijing (2018); Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai (2017); 11th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju (2016); 11th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai (2016); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2014). In 2017 she was shortlisted for Hugo Boss Prize Asia.
