Yuyan Wang, born in 1989 in China and currently based in Paris, is a filmmaker and video artist. Her works involve recycled materials from the industrial sphere of image production, tracing their mutation and proliferation within the digital frameworks and representations. Through the editing process, Wang deconstructs and recontextualizes the intricate hierarchies and inherent meanings in materials —whether found, processed, and produced—striping symbols of their conventional paths of perception and turning them into immersive sensory experiences.
Wang completed her studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2016 and later at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains in 2022. Her work has been showcased at Tate Modern, Palais de Tokyo, UCCA Beijing, the 12th Berlin Biennale and various festivals, such as the Berlinale International Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, MoMa Doc Fortnight, CPH:DOX, the European Media Art Festival, receiving numerous awards.
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Solo Exhibition
2016 I don’t even understand，ENSBA，Paris，France.
2014 The guide has been rectified, Community Art Space, Hangzhou, Chine.
2024 Exhaustion/Exuberance, Artist in Focus, Leiden Shorts, Netherlands.
Group Exhibition
. Is it a Ray or a Night, Odesa Museum of Modern Art, Ukraine. 2024
. La Nuit des images, Musée Photo Elysée, 2024
. Dream Time, curated by Yan Fang, UCCA Beijing, China 2024
. Daisy World, curated by Jade Barget, Espace Niemeyer, Paris, 2023
. 40 years of the Frac ! Gunaikeîon, Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2023
. The Cup of Water That Gives Itself to Thrist, curated by Elise Lammer, Gallery Sans Titre. Paris, France, 2023
. Water Memory, Fluid Futures, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 2023
. Nuit blanche, Maison des arts - Centre d’art contemporain de Malakoff, France, 2023
. Minus One curated by HE4RTBROKEN, ICA London, England, 2023
. Nuit Blanche, Maison des arts-centre d’art contemporain de malakoff, Paris, France, 2023
. Antéfutur, curated by Sandra Patron, Capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, France, 2023
. Le Retour, curated by Juliette Pollet and Clément Nouet, Mrac Occitanie, Sérignan, France, 2023
. Tate Modern Lates, London, UK, 2022
. Nature Humaine, Humaine Nature, Fondation Vincent Vangogh, Arles, France, 2022
. Set Phosphenes, curated by Nastya Levchuk , Arnold Trautwein, Studio for artistic reserch, Dusseldorf, German, 2022
. 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art: Still Present! German, 2022
. Chroniques – Biennale des imaginaires numériques, Marseille, France, 2022
. e-flux Video &Film July 2022 Staff Pick, 2022
. Floating, curated by Yao Xiaofei, Guangdong Museum of Art, China, 2022
. I'm Stepping High, I'm Drifting, and There I Go Leaping, curated by Weng Xiaoyu, Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art, China, 2022
. Premonition, curated by Jagna Ciuchuta, Artothèque, Espaces d'art in Caen, France, 2022
. Après nous, le déluge, curated by noam alon & nadiejda hachami, Galerie PCP, Paris, France, 2022
. The Wrong online biennale - Seers of visions, 2022
. Seeyousound special Rome, Italy, 2022
. Bush Definition, China, 2022
. Video Essay and Videographic Artworks Series, Filmexplorer, Switzerland, 2022
. Mägede Hääl, Estonia, 2022
. From Seeing to Acting, curated by Julien Ross, Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam, 2021
. MIEFF Echo, Krasnodar, Russia, 2021
. Liquid Forms - Para-Site, Hong Kong, 2021
. 65e édition du Salon de Montrouge, Paris, France, 2021
. Panorama 22, curated by Louise Déry, Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, France
. OVNi Festival, Nice, France, 2020
. Videobox, curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, Le Carreau du Temple， Paris，France, 2020
. Panorama 21 Les revenants, curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains, France, 2019
. Primitive People, curated by Fabien Danesi, Centre d’art Ange Leccia, Corsica，France, 2018
. Dictionary of rhymes, Mi* Galery，Paris, France, 2018
. Une légère oscillation, curated by Clara Daquin, Loo&Lou Galery, Paris, France, 2018
. Your brain is my bedroom, curated by Fabien Danesi, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris, France, 2017
. Nos ombres devant nous, curated by Collective Basalte, La Fondation Ricard, Paris, France,2017
. Felicità 17, Palais des Beaux-arts, Paris, France,2017
. Is there something I should know? Do Disturb Festival, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, 2017
. Can’t fake it anymore. Fondation BROWNSTONE, Paris, France, 2016
. Vilmouth Time, la Nuit des Musées, Musée Mac/Val, Ivry sur Seine, France, 2016
. Same Same But Different, Ensba, Paris, France, 2016
. Nature And Me, Echigo-Tsumari Triennale 2015. Japan, 2015
. Reform, Kunstverein Nürtingen e.V. German, 2015
. Ertne, Galerie Area-Area revenue(s), Paris, France, 2014
. You've gone too far, Ensba, Paris, France, 2014
. Deep reality, Atelier Vilmouth, Paris, France, 2014
. Declaration of Independence，Today Art museum，Berijing, China, 2012
. How to become an ignorant,Hanart TZ Gallery，Hongkong, 2012
. Do you remember the Soviet Union? Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai，China, 2012
. Brain Storm, Guangdong Museum of Art，Guangdong，China, 2012
Filmography
The Moon Also Rises (2024), 24’
. Berlinale, Germany (15 - 25 February, 2024) Berlinale Shorts
. Documentary Fortnight, United States (22 February - 7 March, 2024) Official Selection
. Go Short - Int. Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (4 - 7 April, 2024) Special: Loss of Light
. Golden Harvest Film Festival, Taiwan (26 April - 4 May, 2024) Official Selection
. BILDRAUSCH Filmfest Basel, Switzerland (29 May - 2 June, 2024) Thematic program: Technology
. Côté Court Festival, France ( June 5-15,2024) Official Selection
. Syncro Film Fest, Argentina ( 13-16 June, 2024) Competition
. Aigio International Short Film Festival, Greece (16 – 23 June, 2024) International Narrative Competition
. Festival Ecra - Experimental FF, Brazil (27-30 June, 2024) Official Selection
. International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, India (26 - 31 July, 2024) Official Selection
. NeMaf - Seoul International New Media Festival, Korea (1 - 7 August, 2024) Glocal Section
. Festival Allers-Retours, France ( September-October, 2024) Short Program Coming of Age
Look On the Bright Side (2024) , 17’
. Lo Schermo Dell’Arte, Italy (15 - 19 November, 2023) Official Selection
. CPH:DOX, Denmark (13 - 24 March, 2024) New:Vision Competition
. IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal (23 May - 2 June, 2024) International Competition
. Côté Court Festival, France ( June 5-15,2024) Official Selection
. Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (12 - 16 June, 2024) Competition
. Syncro Film Fest, Argentina (13 - 16 June, 2024) Competition
. Zomerparkfeest Venlo, the Netherlands (8 – 11 August, 2024) Official Selection
. Lille International Short Film Festival, France (19 – 29 September, 2024) National Competition
One Thousand and One Attempts to Be an Ocean (2021), 11’30
. Berlinale International Film Festival, Germany (1 - 5 March, 2021)Berlinale Shorts
. Tampere Film Festival, Finland (10 – 14 March, 2021)International Competition
. Vidéoformes - Festival International d'Arts Numériques, France (18 – 21 March, 2021)Competition
. Kino Pavasaris – Vilnius Film Festival, Lithuania (18 March – 1 April, 2021)Special: Activism in Cinema
. Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (22 – 28 March, 2021)International Competition
. Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (14 – 18 April,2021)Student Competition
. Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International, Germany (27 April – 2 May, 2021)Official Selection
. Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Egypt (19 – 25 May,2021)Short Documentary Competition
. Documentamadrid, Spain (26 – 30 May, 2021)International Competition
. Golden Harvest Short Film Festival, Taiwan (28 May – 6 June, 2021)Competition
. Netzhaut Ton Film Festival, Austria (18 – 20 June, 2020)Short Film Competition, Young Talent Award
. Pesaro Film Festival - Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema, Italy (19 – 26 June, 2021)Pesaro Nuovo Cinema Competition, Young Jury Award
. Festival ECRÃ, Brazil (15 – 25 July, 2021)Official Selection
. Festival Partie(s) de Campagne, France (15 - 18 July, 2021)Séance OVNI
. European Film Festival Palic, Serbia (17 – 23 July, 2021)Young Spirit of Europe
. Bogotá Experimental Film Festival, Colombia (1 – 31 August, 2021)Competition
. Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, Russia (11 - 16 August, 2021)Competition, Special Mention
. Liquid Forms - Para-Site, Hong Kong (August 2021), China
. IndieLisboa Film Festival, Portugal (21 August – 6 September, 2021)International Competition
. Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia (5 – 22 August, 2021)Short Film Competition
. Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival, Slovenia (25 – 29 August, 2021)Video on the Beach
. CINEMANCIA Film Festival, Colombia (1 – 7 September, 2021)Official Selection
. Leiden Shorts, the Netherlands (2 – 5 September, 2021)Competition
. Pow Film Fest, United States ( 3 – 6 September, 2021)Official Selection
. Pluk de Nacht, the Netherlands (8 – 12 September, 2021)
. Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece (12 - 18 September, 2021)Student International Competition
. Rockaway Film Festival, United States (13 – 19 September, 2021)
. Champs-Elysées Film Festival, France (14 – 21 September, 2021)French Short Film Competition
. Equinoxio Film Festival, Colombia (17 – 30 September, 2021)Official Competition: Horizons
. Lille International Short Film Festival, France (17 - 26 September, 2021)National Competition
. Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (17 - 26 September, 2021)Official Selection: Experimental Short, Best Experimental Film Award
. Film Festival Allers-Retours - Cinéma d'Auteur Chinois, France (17 September – 1October, 2021)Short Film Program
. 25FPS International Experimental Film Festival, Croatia (23 – 26 September, 2021)International Competition, Audience Award
. Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (24 - 30 September, 2021) Video Art & Experimental Competit
. Festifreak - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata, Argentina (1 – 17October, 2021)Competition
. Fest New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal (4 – 11 October, 2021)Short Experimental Competition
. Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada (6 - 17 October, 2021)Les Nouveaux Alchimistes Competition
. EUREKA University Film FESTIVAL, Colombia (12 – 19 October, 2021)Expanded Cinema Panorama
. Chicago International Film Festival, United States (13 – 24 October, 2021)Documentary Short Film Competition
. Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Switzerland (20 – 24 October, 2021)International Short Film Competition
. Świdnica Film Festival SPEKTRUM, Poland (24 – 30 October, 2021)Competition
. Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (25 - 31 October, 2021)International Competition
. Aesthetica Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (2 – 7 November, 2021)Documentary Competition
. Denver Film Festival, United States (3 – 14 November, 2021)Main Competition – Avant Garde
. Festival Interférences, France (10 - 21 November, 2021)
. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany (16 - 21 November, 2021)Competition
. Short Film Festival Cologne, Germany (16 - 21 November, 2021) New Aesthetic
. Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romania (16 - 21 November, 2021) International Competition
. Villeurbanne Short Film Festival, France (19 - 28 November, 2021)
. Beijing International Short Film Festival, China (19 - 29 November, 2021)International Competition
. Poitiers Film Festival, France (26 November - 3 December, 2021)International Competition
. Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (30 November - 3 December, 2021)Official Selection
. This human world – International Human Rights Film Festival, Austria (2 – 12 December,2021) Expanded Shorts Competition, Special Mention
. Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Belgium (4 – 11 December, 2021)Labo Program
. Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Germany (9 - 18 January, 2022)International Short Film Competition, Norman for Best Short Film
. Premiers Plans Film Festival, France (24 - 30 January, 2021)Student Films Competition
. Seeyousound International Music Film Festival, Italy (18 – 24 February, 2022)Short Film Competition
. Pendance Film Festival, Canada (10 - 13 March, 2022)
. Mecal Pro - Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Spain (24 March - 11April, 2022) Oblique Competition
. XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin, Germany (26 – 29 May, 2022)Official Selection
. Icedocs - Iceland Documentary Film Festival, Iceland (22 – 26 June, 2022)Special Screening @ Arkane Lighthouse
. La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy (7 - 12 August, 2022) Insomnia Category
All Movements Should Kill the Wind (2019), 12’20
. 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
. European Media Art Festival, Osnabrueck, Germany
. Vienna Shorts - 17th International Short Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
. Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Netherlands
. Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland, Special Mention
. Images Festival, Toronto, Canada
. Elemental Relations: Thinking Ecologically through Artist Films and Videos,NYU Shanghai, China
. Short Waves Festival, Poznań, Polish
. Videoformes Digital Arts, Clermont-Ferrand, France, Prix Videoformes 2020
. Asian Film Archive, Singapore
. Reframe: The (In) Hospitable World. Singapore
. Filmschoolfest Munich, Germany
. Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia
. Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
. Video magazine Labocine, October Issue (#51) "YOU ARE HERE"
. Tirana International Film Festival, Albania, Best Short Documentary
. Festival Des Cinémas Différents Et Expérimentaux De Paris, France
. Rencontres Internationales Sciences & Cinémas, Marseille, France
. 22nd Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt
. Let's Talk About Water, Global Institute for Water Security, Canada
. CineCina Film Festival, New York, USA, Best Experimental Short
. Champs-Élysées Film Festival, Paris, France
. EXiS Experimental Film and Video Festival, Seoul, Korean
. Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine
. New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia
. NOWNESS China New Talent Awards, K11 Art Foundation, Shanghai, China
. Beijing International Short Film Festival, Beijing҅China
. International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Switzerland
. 25 FPS - International Experimental Film and Video Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
. OVNi Festival, Nice, France
. Poitiers Film Festival, Poitiers, France, Jury Prize
. Videobox, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris, France
. Panorama 21, Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains, France
. Screenings at Le Cinéma Club, Dia Art Foundation, Chelsea,United States
Grants/Prize
. Visio Production Fund, Italy, 2023
. Art Production Grant, Fondation des Artistes, France, 2022
. Best Editing Award, Hijack Visionary Filmmaker Award, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, 2021
. Best Experimental Film Award, Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico, 2021
. Audience Award, 25FPS International Experimental Film Festival, Croatia, 2021
. Young Talent Award, Netzhaut Ton Film Festival, Austria, 2021
. Young Jury Prize,Pesaro Film Festival, Italy, 2021
. Special Mention, Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, Russia, 2021
. Prix ICART Artistik Rezo, France, 2021
. Special Mention, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland, 2020
. Prix Videoformes, Videoformes Digital Arts, Clermont-Ferrand, France,2020
. Best Short Documentary,Tirana International Film Festival, Albania, 2020
. Best Experimental Short, CineCina Film Festival, New York, USA, 2020
. Jury Prize,Poitiers Film Festival, Poitiers, France, 2019
. Video Analix Forever, Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains, 2019
. Prix THADDAEUS ROPAC des amis des beaux-arts, ENSBA, 2016
. Prix FONDATION JEAN-FRANCOIS ET MARIE-LAURE DE CLEMONT-TONNERRE, ENSBA, 2016