HAN Mengyun
Born in 1989 in Wuhan, Han Mengyun grew up in Shenzhen and is currently based in London. She is a multidisciplinary artist, poet and mother whose work focuses on decolonising Eurasian cultural hybridisations from the Western perspective. Her practice also addresses intersectionality and the legacies of imperialism. Han weaves together personal and collective female subaltern experiences into a space of solidarity, engaging with their struggle for visibility and equal access in shaping global cultural discourse. Her research spans religion, philosophy, mythology, trade, craftsmanship, textile and bookmaking.
Han received her BA in Studio Art from Bard College and studied Sanskrit at various institutions such as Kyoto University before completing her MFA at the University of Oxford in 2018 with a research focus on Classical Indology and Indian aesthetic theories. Her recent projects include Night Sutra, Busan Biennale (2024); The Unending Rose, ShanghART Shanghai (2023); Painting Unsettled, UCCA Edge, Shanghai, (2023); and The Pavilion of Three Mirrors, Diriyah Biennale (2021).