Mingxuan Nie(b.1996.CHINA). She is currently lives and works in Beijing/London. Prior to her studies in Royal College of Art, she studied Fashion Jewellery at London college of Fashion. Her works mainly focusing in interactive sculpture, installation, performance and moving image. Her studies rooted in the investigation of the dynamic form of the body in space.
Mingxuan Nie
It is common to understand that the space as something measurable and metric.
Bruno Zevi quotes, “Space … does not consist in the sum of the width, length and height of the structural elements which enclose space, but in the void itself, the enclosed space in which man lives and moves”.
In the context of the interactions between the human body movement and the spaces, we are focusing on the concepts of dynamic and extensive spaces.
My practice mainly explores the relationship between our bodies and the space. I see wearable sculpture as a way to connect our body with the surrounding environment. Therefore, my work requires audience engagement in order to activate. As well, as the audience equally becomes a part of the work. Viewers are expected to ‘lean’ on the artwork or put their arms and legs over, and even just a little gesture such as placing their fingers on a piece creates a unity between the two.
The softness of touch and the concept of safety structure are the elements that are reflected in my work. The shapes of the various parts of the body in the space have also become an indispensable part of my sculpture, because they are the elements I use to establish a connection with the surrounding environment. When all parts of the body are in contact with the walls, ground, and corners in the space, the resulting void constitutes a wearable sculpture. These "voids" are often composed of irregular geometric figures.
‘Body, ⅥII’ & ‘Body,IX’ 2021 —
In collaborate with contemporary dancer
Wang Yun-Ke (Left) & Yin Chen (Right)
‘Body,Ⅰ’ (Arm / Leg) 2021 — In collaborate with contemporary dancer Hu Ming-Gui.
Instruction:Hanging in a convex corner.
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Arm/Leg
Medium:
Recycled sponge, nylon cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nailSize:
490 x 230 x 300 mm
‘Body,III’ (Head/Hand/Back/Leg/Arm) 2021 — In collaborate with contemporary dancer Hu Ming-Gui.
Instruction:Hanging on the wall
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Head/Hand/Back/Leg/Arm
Medium:
Recycled sponge, nylon cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nailSize:
500 x 210 x 440 mm
‘Body, IV’ (The Whole Body/Leg) 2021 — In collaborate with contemporary dancer Yin Chen.
Instruction: On the ground / Leaning against the wall
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: The whole body / Leg
Medium:
Recycled sponge, nylon cloth, rope, thread, wood, metal button, nailSize:
280 x 340 x 810 mm
‘Body,V/Body,VI/Body,XI/Body,XIV’2021
‘Body,V’(Head/Neck/Leg/Arm)2021
Recycled sponge, nylon cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nail
200 x 310 x 310 mm
Instruction:Hanging in concave corner.
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Head / Neck/ Leg/ Arm
‘Body,VI’(Arm)2021
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nail
(360 x 150 x 270)mm ·2
Instruction:Hanging in convex corner(combination piece)
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Arm
‘Body,XI’(Wrist/Arm)2021
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nail
100 x 190 x 200 mm
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Wrist/Arm
‘Body,XIV’ (Wrist/Arm) 2021
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nail
310 x 230 x 250 mm
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Wrist/Arm
‘Body, VII’(Head/Arm/Leg) 2021
‘Body, VII’(Head/Arm/Leg) 2021 — In collaborate with contemporary dancer Wang Yun-Ke
Instruction:Hanging on the wall/Leaning against the wall
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Head/Arm/Leg
Medium:
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nailSize:
460 x 200 x 360 mm
‘Body,VII’(The Whole Body/Leg/Arm/Foot)2021 — In collaborate with contemporary dancer Wang Yun-Ke
Instruction: On the ground
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: The whole body/Leg/Arm/Foot
Medium:
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nailSize:
520 x 400 x 500 mm
‘Body, IX’(The Whole Body)2021 — In collaborate with contemporary dancer Yin Chen.
Instruction: On the ground/ Leaning against a corner
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: The whole body
Medium:
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nailSize:
1600 x 600 x 400 mm
‘Body,X’(Finger)2021
Instruction: Hanging on the wall / Leaning against the wall
Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Finger
Medium:
Recycled sponge, polyester cloth, rope, thread , wood, metal button, nailSize:
70 x 110 x 190 mm
‘Body,XII’(Arm)2021 — Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Arm
‘Body,XII’(Arm)2021 — Suggesting body parts you could interact with: Wrist
In collaborate with contemporary dancer Wang Yun-Ke