Zhou Zhiyuan
Born in Hunan in 1976, Zhou Zhiyuan has served in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) of Shenzhen People’s Hospital for 18 years, engaging directly with life and death on a daily basis. He has been involved in nearly all critical medical incidents in recent years—commended for his role in the 2003 fight against SARS, part of the Shenzhen-based rescue team for severely injured victims of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, and led frontline relief efforts during the 2015 Shenzhen Guangming debris flow disaster. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he remained at the forefront of the response.
A science graduate, he once believed rationality could solve all worldly problems. Yet with accumulated experience, he came to a realization: more solutions breed more problems; more knowledge deepens more doubts.
Major Exhibitions
Five-act series Penicillin featured in Inquiry Theater Contemporary Art Exhibition, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
March 2024
Solo Exhibition pH Value, Ferris Wheel Gallery, Shenzhen, China
July–October 2025
August 2025
Sub-spore exhibited in Traces of Collective Craft Contemporary Art Exhibition, Lingnan Art Museum, Dongguan, China
Spore and Sub-spore exhibited in Bay Area Time Contemporary Art Exhibition, Lianzhou International Photography Festival, Lianzhou, China
December 2023
Sub-spore included in Plant Intelligence: A New Theory of Species Contemporary Art Exhibition, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
November 2023
November 2023
Spore showcased in Reconstruction of All Beings Contemporary Sculpture & Installation Exhibition, Jupiter Museum of Art, Shenzhen, China
Invited to Art Shenzhen 2023 with a special showcase, Shenzhen, China
September 7–10, 2023
Solo Exhibition Art Care Unit, Ferris Wheel Gallery, Shenzhen, China
June 30–September 20, 2023
June 9–14, 2022
Invited to Asian Art Biennale, with Spore awarded the Gold Prize (Highest Honor), Fukuoka, Japan
Guest lecturer for Medicine and Contemporary Art Creation Practice at School of Intermedia Art, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
October 25–28, 2021
God of Birth and Extinction exhibited in 0755·online Contemporary Art Exhibition, Jupiter Museum of Art, Shenzhen, China
2021
2020
M and Ferry Objects featured in Formal Model · Mental Paradigm Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, China
2019
Oneness included in Production-Ecology Contemporary Art Exhibition, Yixiang Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2017
Unknown Place 3.12.16 acquired by Shenzhen University of Science and Technology; Niuhu Photo Studio exhibited in Aohu Art Festival Season 3, Aohu Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Beyond the Boundary 15 showcased in Art Future: 2016 Zhongshan 3rd International Youth Art Fair, Zhongshan Exhibition Hall, China
2016
2015
Silent City exhibited in Temperature 2015 Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, China
2014
A Fairy Tale of Death featured in Displacement: Inside and Outside Boundaries Contemporary Art Exhibition, Yixiang Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Artist Works
