Artist Statement
Syan Hu (b. 1998, Shanghai) is a trilingual visual artist (Chinese, English, Japanese) currently based in London, where he is pursuing an MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art. His practice draws on biology, trauma studies, and Japanese aesthetics—particularly the notion of 「mono no aware」, the quiet awareness of impermanence and the beauty of imperfection.
Working with dissected reptiles, crustacean shells, mycelium, and other organic remains, Hu explores how matter holds emotional residue. His photographs evoke poetic stillness, tracing the fragile boundary between visibility and concealment, rupture and regeneration.
Through photography, installation, and bio-material experimentation, Hu considers the body as both archive and surface—revealing unseen narratives woven through ecological processes and personal memory. His work approaches decay not as an end, but as a site of transformation.
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