Introduction

Zhang Meng (b. 1983, Tianjin, China) attended the Aufbaustudium at the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe in Germany from 2016-2018, and now she is working in Hangzhou, China.

In her depictions of trivial moments and fragments of everyday life, Zhang Meng blends and extends the materials retrieved from dreams, memories, childhood and mythologies.  She tries to connect the visual image with her inner world and subconscious, illuminating the fragility of existence, conveying a sense of vulnerability and estrangement.
In her recent works, she exploited her spiritual experiences as a language of art, such as the practice of yoga, the connection with inner child,  the introspection and healing of trauma, attempting to reach beyond the tangible reality.
Her drawings/art become an experimental and expanded record of her spiritual trajectory where reality, spirituality, and the visual communicate. This is also tangible in the media she employs, charcoal, pencil, hot wax, and paper, which are naturally brittle, slippery, and ephemeral, opening countless perceptual possibilities and inviting one to find oneself in the garden of forking paths.