Kangjun Zhong

Kangjun Zhong (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.