Hao Jingban
Hao Jingban is an artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Beijing. Emerging out of documentary practices, her films weave together archive materials, found footage, interviews, and staged scenarios to juxtapose past and present against the backdrop of mass social and cultural movements. Hao earned an MA in Film Studies from the University of London in 2010. She has held solo exhibitions at institutions including the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2016); OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Xi’an (2019); and Matadero Madrid (2020). Her work has been included in international exhibitions such as the 11th Shanghai Biennale (2016), the 14th Lyon Biennale (2017), and the inaugural Front International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art (2018). In 2017, she was recognized as Young Artist of the Year at the 11th Award of Art China.
Mr. Miura Plays Masahiko Amakasu, 2018, HD two-channel video, color, sound, 5 min. 10 sec./29 min. 25 sec. Installation view at Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong. Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong.
Slow Motion, 2018, HD video, color, sound, 6 min. 4 sec. Courtesy of the artist.
I Understand..., 2021, HD video, color and black/white, sound, 21 min. Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong.