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Yingmei Duan is a curious observer - an observer of all facets of life, who questions and reflects upon established social norms and human behavior. Each of Yingmei’s performance is enhanced by her unique way of asking questions.
Yingmei Duan was born in 1969 in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province of China. In 1995, she participated in the collaborative performance “To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain”, which is considered one of the most emblematic works in Chinese avant-garde art history. As a performance artist, Yingmei has continued to explore the infinite possibilities of performance art over the past twenty years, and since 2005 she has often favored her method of “Equal Collaborative Performance”.
Yingmei not only collaborates with artists but also with the general public. Her practice begins with an invitation to a conversation that would later evolve into “Object & Video Interactive Performance”. Yingmei has chosen this particular form of interactive art to engage her audience, for her deep concern towards individuals in contemporary society who have lost the ability to communicate with each other.
For Yingmei, Macau would be the perfect place to start a conversation. She is curious about Macau as it is so small - just right for an intimate conversation. During her residency at Ox Warehouse, Yingmei had the opportunity to talk to people from all parts of society: a young creative, a Macanese, a mother who runs a children's bookstore, a retired Tanka fisherman… In these collaborations, the role of the artist and the audience is obscured and diffused, just as the playful grammar of the exhibition title opens up the interpretation of the theme. One may wonder: Yingmei is curious about Macau, how about Macau, is it curious about Yingmei?
Exhibitions & Arts
Grand Taipa Natural Park (Sculpture Park of the Chinese Ethnics)
