Zishi Han
(b.1990) lives and works in Frankfurt am Main. With a focus on installation, Han’s practice encompasses a range of media, including sculpture, video, sound and performance, to examine power structures and their psychological effects. Often incorporating ephemeral elements such as vibration, light, and mist, his work challenges established relationships and invites viewers to consider latent desires and alternative connections. Informed by research into transcultural figures, artefacts and events, Han constructs orchestrated apparatuses that enable densely layered spatial experiences.
Zishi Han’s recent major institutional exhibitions include Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen, Denmark (2025); Sculpture Center, New York (2025); Busan Biennale, South Korea (2024); Kunstraum MEMPHIS, Linz, Austria
(2024);KunsthalCharlottenborg,Copenhagen,Denmark(2024);WestDenHaag,TheHague,Netherlands(2024); Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany (2021); Antonio Ratti Foundation, Como, Italy (2021); and Palmengarten Botanical Garden, Frankfurt, Germany (2020). Recent awards include Gargonza Art Prize, Germany (2024) and Solo Award 2024, Charlottenborg Forårsudestilling, Denmark.
In 2024, he also received the E.A.T.PRIZE Award, jointly presented by Guangdong Times Museum, MACA and Rockbund Art Museum, and held his first institutional solo exhibition in China at Guangdong Times Museum.
Artworks
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Zishi Han
exuviae (3 a.m. Module I)
2024
CNC aluminum parts, chains, cables, hardware, bass shakers, vibration
202 × 58 × 47 cm
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Zishi Han
exuviae (3 a.m. Module II)
2024
CNC aluminum parts, chains, cables, hardware, bass shakers, vibration
156 × 58 × 47 cm
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Zishi Han
The Moth and the Light Shunner (Portrait I)
2025
HD digital video, light, color, vibration
9’21’’
Ed 3 + 2 AP
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Zishi Han
xoxo (Coercion II)
2025
Honey suckle wood, stainless steel
210 × 21 × 18 cm
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Zishi Han
xoxo (Coercion III)
2025
Honeysuckle wood, stainless steel
210 × 27 × 14 cm
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Zishi Han
Breeding Crate Array (Module I)
2025
Worm-eaten apple wood, stainless steel, brass
100 × 26 × 24 cm
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Zishi Han
Breeding Crate Array (Module II)
2025
Worm-eaten apple wood, stainless steel, brass
100 × 29 × 26 cm
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Zishi Han
Breeding Crate Array (Module IV)
2025
Worm-eaten apple wood, stainless steel, brass
100 × 28 × 25 cm
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Zishi Han
Sinking (I)
2025
Shellac, mulberry paper, color pencils, gouache paper
23 × 29 cm
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Zishi Han
Tunnel Blueprint (I)
2025
Shellac, pigment powder, linseed oil, mulberry paper
23 × 29 cm
