Sun Guaiwu is an artist based in China, whose work spans almost all major media and focuses on the interweaving of different mediums. His doctoral thesis, "The Analysis and Construction of Fictional Artifacts in Moving Image Art," explores the integration...
Read MoreSun Guaiwu is an artist based in China, whose work spans almost all major media and focuses on the interweaving of different mediums. His doctoral thesis, "The Analysis and Construction of Fictional Artifacts in Moving Image Art," explores the integration of artificial objects like installations, sculptures, and props in video art, while also serving as a systematic review and extension of his previous creative methods. In recent years, his artistic practice has centered on two themes: "Male Growth" and "Ideal Homeland." His video series "Unworthy Son," which he began planning in 2023, stems from these two themes. The first part of the series, "Refractory," has been completed, and work is currently underway on the second part.
In addition, Guaiwu is a design activist and researcher who sees design as a moral declaration and a medium to inspire discussion. He aspires to generate valuable narratives and thought experiments outside the script of consumerism. In 2017, Guaiwu founded the Mentiongso studio, which actively engages in various issues within the Chinese social and cultural context through radical design, design comedy, speculative design, critical design, and social design, striving to act for a better society of tomorrow.
