Zhong Kangjun (b.1984, Zhanjiang, Guangdong) graduated from the Sculpture Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2007 with a bachelor's degree. He now currently works and lives in Shanghai. Using discarded newspapers and magazines as his medium, Zhong employs traditional grass-mat weaving techniques to cut them into strips and craft woven artworks.

Fragmented text and yellowed pages form a unique visual rhythm within the grid patterns, occasionally accentuated by hand-painted colors. Self-proclaimed as an "artistic laborer," he

elevates month-long repetitive manual processes into spiritual expression, preserving traditional craftsmanship while transcending technical constraints. His practice constructs a distinctive creative philosophy that bridges physical labor and artistic contemplation.

 

His solo exhibitions include:

‘Continuation & Fabrication’, Meibo Art Museum, Shanghai, 2025；'Irrevocable', Chisunmi Art Space, Shanghai 2023；'Urban Utopia', Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, 2021; 'Perspective',

GALLERY JIAN, Shanghai, 2019.

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His group exhibitions include:

'Simplicity and Austerity' – Xiang Guohua & Zhong Kangjun Dual Solo Exhibition, 798 Yue Art Museum, Beijing,2024; 'Pole – Slices and Specimens of Time', Su Space, Shanghai, 2024; 'Boundless Symbiosis – Shenzhen First Metro Art Festival', INWARD GALLERY, Shenzhen, 2024; '12th Shanghai Art Exhibition', Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, 2024; '8th Shanghai Young Artists Expo', Haipai Art Museum, Shanghai, 2022; 'As If Seeing the Writer 2', Liu Haisu Art Museum Branch, Shanghai, 2021