Rong-Ci Zhang
About the Artist
Rong-Ci Zhang (b. 2000) is a Taiwanese artist based in Helsinki, Finland. She works primarily with photography. Her most recent works delve into questions of non-linguistic semiotics, human desire, landscape and geopolitics. Rong’s practice is a process of asking questions – the why and how matter more than the outcome. The underlying questions often emerge from the liminal space between the seen and the invisible.
Exhibitions
BFA Exhibition 2025
12 September – 5 November 2025
Kuva/Tila
About the artwork
25 Years and Non-Fiction Island consists of landscape photographs, 309 moon prints made from acrylic plate, and a soundscape. The project interrogates the intricate entanglements of power that flow between the individual, society, and culture.
In probing questions of identity, I discovered a parallel between identity and the act of looking at images. Photography, it seems, is fated to be split in two: the image as such, and the content it signifies. This bifurcation concerns not only the photograph but also our perception of reality itself – what lies before our eyes and what takes shape within our minds. How does the audience negotiate and reconcile what is seen with what is known? These questions form the central axis of this project.
The soundscape by Haiyun Yu – 12 Moon Temperament – is based on an ancient Chinese tuning system for imperial ceremonial music that reflected the 12 lunar cycles of the year.