Qiu Zhijie works across calligraphy, photography, installation and monumental hand-drawn maps. His practice examines history, knowledge systems, censorship and the relation between traditional cultural forms and contemporary politics.
Calligraphy; installation; photography; mapping
Major Works
- 1990–95Copying the Orchid Pavilion Preface 1000 Times
- 2010s onwardMapping the World Project
- 1994Tattoo 1
- 2010sThe Shape of Time
- 2017The World Garden
- 2012Map of Total Art
- 2013Map of Utopia
- 1990sWriting the 'Orchid Pavilion'
- 2000sPublic Calligraphy Projects
- 2017The Unicorn and the Dragon
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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