Weiwei Zheng

Experimentation Sound design Narrative space Installation Psychogeography Interaction

Weiwei Zheng is a multidisciplinary artist and communication designer, with a background in visual communication design. Questioning the subjectivity of humans and society by examining the social phenomena we take for granted and the everyday of life.

From her own experience and inspiration, she specialises in a multi-dimensional and experimental approach to constructing spatial narratives. Weiwi critiques and examines the structures of social inequality, as well as rights and relationships, from sociology, philosophy, psychology and communication.

She explores and constructs narrative spaces using multiple forms of expression across disciplines and different media, including sound design, sculpture, imagery and installation, designing physical and digital artefacts to promote ongoing thinking and dialogue about social issues.

Urban space is a reflection of the social construction of the city, and the distribution of architectural space in the city can reflect gender, race, and class relations in society. In my view, art and architecture have always had the potential for social change and the improvement of the existing social order. They can promote social justice and even change the world we live in in small ways.

"I can't talk about it because it's not serious enough. "

This is the state of most victims after they have been victimized. It is my aim to draw more people's attention to It is my aim to draw more attention to and reflect on these "insignificant" injuries.

The project 'Unseen' is a spatial narrative installation consisting of sculpture, book design, and sound design.

Chapter I, "The Map of the Unseen"

Based on interviews, data collection, and public participation, the sculptural installation 'Unseen Maps' documents the inequalities women experience when walking in urban spaces,The viewer is invited to consider how much hidden inequalities shape women's perceptions of the city.

Chapter II, "Another Space"

"When the injury happened, my mind went blank, and it was like I was in the middle of the city, but actually in another dimension."

"Another Space" consists of an interactive sound installation and a book design. In the sound interaction, I amplify and present to the audience the moment when a woman is traumatized, provoking the audience to think through the experience of the traumatic moment.

Sound installation mimics the disembodied, distorted state of the auditory system that occurs during trauma when the insulae of the brain are damaged. The sounds of the city's streets are collected from a different perspective, to represent the hidden inequalities of the city by amplifying the sounds that we ignore on a daily basis but are actually present in the city streets. How does the city look when listening from a traumatic space?

“When I walk into the marginal spaces created between the buildings and the buildings, I feel fear: these small spaces evoke memories of society's vicious assaults Dimly lit in this dark space, which is claustrophobic, dark and cold compared to the prosperity of the main street and the good architectural decoration.”

The size of the nail indicates the degree of damage sustained. And being pinned to the paper leaves scars on the soul, just like the people who have been hurt.

Medium:

Board, nails, print, string

Size:

120cm x 80 cm x 5cm

The installation will be applied to the street where the victim lives, embodying personal space and personal narratives in a public space, and with this irony it questions the social self and the individual self. Beyond the other space is the everyday city, but trauma happens in the city all the time, but always disappears in the city. Inside the installation, the viewer will experience the city in a completely different way, from the perspective of the injured.

I recorded the routes of the six interviewers and converted the routes into musical scores to build the sound together.

Medium:

Sound, carton, nails

Size:

100cm x 150cm

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This is an interactive book that can be assembled by the viewer to form a new reading order. Inspired by 'Derive', Derive has been made more purposeful. A record of my experience as a woman walking in urban space. Exploring more possibilities through material and physical engagement.