The Klein Sun Gallery in Chelsea is currently
presenting a collection of work by Ji Zhou for the exhibition Civilized
Landscape. For this show, Zhou presents several photographs of maps and books
and uses them to represent landscapes of possibility. For instance, he collects
maps that he sculpts into the shape of mountains some of which are small and
others more massive with more, defined tops. Some of his map images feature
groups of hills and mountains connected illustrating natural evolution, while
other images feature isolated bodies of land such as in one image that features
a small hill surrounded by water with a small rock to the right.
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| The Map No. 6 (2015) by Ji Zhou |
Zhou’s images of books also vary in size and
height to represent towers and urban skyscrapers. One notable piece titled Maquette
4 that features several piles of hard copy and paperback books grouped
together with the tallest stack of books in the center surrounded by other
stacks of books that illustrate a staircase leading to the very top. The books
likely embody a significant building such as a palace due to its colossal size
and unique displays of books to form a grand entrance.
Ji Zhou was born in Beijing and studied at the
Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris where he received his MFA in Plastic
Arts. His work has been featured in many solo exhibitions throughout China,
France, and Spain.
At the Klein Sun Gallery, 525 W. 22nd St.,
through Oct. 10. The gallery is open Mon.—Sat. from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
