Zhang Meichun's 'Legitimation of Dust' Opens at hui.red in Milan
Zhang Meichun's exhibition, 'Legitimation of Dust,' marks the artist's first showcase in Italy and serves as the opening event for hui.red, a new cultural venue in Milan dedicated to contemporary art, technology, and fostering dialogue between Europe and China. Curated by Ines Huizhong Song and Anna Vittoria Magagna, the display merges raw architectural elements with Zhang's innovative technological systems. It includes immersive audiovisual features such as satellite systems and sensor networks. Notable pieces include 'Shoreless River,' which visualizes brainwaves, and 'Dust of Breath,' which relays responses from a Mimosa pudica plant to a satellite. 'Fossil of Light' captures a flame, while 'The Blind Oracle' allows algorithms to exist independently. The exhibition explores the delicate interplay between life, technology, and the cosmos.
Key facts
- Zhang Meichun's Italian debut at hui.red in Milan
- Exhibition titled 'Legitimation of Dust' curated by Ines Huizhong Song and Anna Vittoria Magagna
- hui.red is a new cultural space dedicated to contemporary art, technology, and Europe-China exchange
- The space's unfinished architecture is a deliberate curatorial choice
- Works incorporate satellite systems, sensor networks, and algorithmic processes
- 'Shoreless River' converts brainwaves into visual particles inspired by Chinese painting
- 'Dust of Breath' transmits a plant's electrochemical reaction to a satellite beyond the Kármán line
- 'Fossil of Light' digitally crystallizes a flame
- 'The Blind Oracle' gives the algorithm autonomous existence in space
- The exhibition functions as a real Earth-space communication system
Entities
Artists
- Zhang Meichun
Institutions
- hui.red
- Segno
Locations
- Milan
- Italy