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Alchemy of Glaze: Painting in the Kiln Transmutation

Author: Yanni Zhang

Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, Chengdu, China

2026

ISBN 978-7-5740-1934-8

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https://www.artonscreen.org/post/artist-interview-yanni-zhang

Rhetoric

Porcelain, fire, linen, and chance converge to form landscapes generated through material transformation rather than representation.

Rhetoric

High-fired ceramic, acrylic, linen, metal zipper, paulownia wood panel, 80x80cm, 2023~2026

‍ ‍ Imaginary Poetry

Combining Song-dynasty spatial sensibilities with abstract color structures, the works explore the shifting boundary between reality and imagination.

‍ ‍ Imaginary Poetry

High-fired ceramic, acrylic, linen, metalzipper, paulownia wood panel, 50x50cm, 2023–2026

Ritual Residue

Installations examining cosmology, death rituals, spiritual transition, and symbolic material systems rooted in historical belief structures.

Treat the dead as if they were alive

Inspired by Han Dynasty funerary cosmology, Afterlife Continuum combines jade, mirrors, celestial imagery, and symbolic creatures to create a spatial meditation on death and transcendence. The work reinterprets the ancient belief that life continues beyond death, exploring transformation, memory, and the passage between realms.

Treat the dead as if they were alive

Aventurine Jade, Jade Bi Disc, Acrylic Mirror Sheet, UV Black Light, Acrylic Panel, Luminous Pigment, Laser Light, Acrylic Bead Curtain, Star Light Strip

2023

Cone Inquiry

Cone Inquiry is composed of 365 pyrometric cones collected from daily kiln firings. Used to measure temperature during the firing process, the cones become records of time, heat, and transformation. The installation reflects on chance, material agency, and the delicate balance between human intention and natural forces.

Cone Inquiry

Pyrometric cone, ceramic shards, acrylic sheet

2023-2024

Transitional Bodies

Through layered paper collages and repeated fan-like forms, the work investigates feminine temporality, memory, and the continuous transformation of selfhood through duration.

Duration

Duration

Handmade hemp paper, handmade rice paper, traditional Chinese painting pigments, watercolor paints, linen canvas

2022-2023

Healing Structures

Combining burl wood, reclaimed porcelain fragments, and zipper-like sutures, the work explores healing as a process of material coexistence, where damaged forms are transformed into new structures of vitality.

The reshaped flowers

Blooming Scar combines burl wood, cliff cypress, and reclaimed porcelain fragments joined by metal zippers. Through acts of repair and reconstruction, the work explores resilience, healing, and the possibility of renewal. Damaged materials are transformed into new forms of vitality, where fragility and strength coexist.

The reshaped flowers

Ming blue and white porcelain, Pine tumour, Bronze, Deciduous tree, Metal zippers, 20×20×45 cm

2024