Yijin Zhu
Yijin Zhu is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Netherlands. She studied Fine Arts at AKI ArtEZ University of the Arts. Her practice explores identity, the relationship between individuals and space, and intimate human interactions. Through performative and installation-based works, she initiates dialogues in public spaces, blurring the boundaries between the private and the collective. Influenced by Allan Kaprow and Sophie Calle, she views the audience as co-creators and considers art a medium for connection—between people, and between people and space. Her work responds to the fluid structure of contemporary society, aiming to create temporary encounters where individuals can reflect on selfhood and otherness in a decentralized environment.
Education
ArtEZ University of the Arts, Enschede, Netherlands
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2021 – 2025
Selected Exhibitions
2024-2025
• The Lock — Solo Exhibition
Concordia Art Gallery, Enschede, Netherlands
• Wildclay – Dynamic Table — Group Exhibition
Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Netherlands
• Wildclay – Dynamic Table — Group Exhibition
AKI ArtEZ, Enschede, Netherlands
• The First Contact — Photography Group Exhibition
ASA, Sonsbeeksingel 112, Arnhem, Netherlands
2023
• From Dust Till Dawn — Photography Group Exhibition
B93, Enschede, Netherlands
Press & Features
Fisheye Magazine, France — Les coups de cœur #479, 2023
Featured as one of the editorial team’s highlights in this issue of the renowned French photography and contemporary art magazine.