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Emma x Zhang
MASTER OF FINE ART

RMIT University Melbourne

Graduates: 2023

Specialisms: Installation/Sculpture / Digital Arts / Fine Art

My location: Melbourne, Australia

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RMIT University Melbourne

Emma x Zhang

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First Name: Emma

Last Name: x Zhang

University / College: RMIT University Melbourne

Course / Program: MASTER OF FINE ART

Graduates: 2023

Specialisms: Installation/Sculpture / Digital Arts / Fine Art

My Location: Melbourne, Australia

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About

Emma x Zhang (EXZ) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Melbourne, Australia. Her artistic expression spans a diverse range of mediums, including painting, mixed media, video, digital prints, and projection installations. EXZ completed her Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) and Master of Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). EXZ focuses on conveying a vivid spectrum of visual experiences and also harnesses the transient nature of light.

Enter the underworld

Enter the Underworld, HD video, 2023. 6:38mins This video project interrogates how natural phenomena can be manipulated through a series of fragmented images. Through organising and duplicating online archives of microcosms and organisms, including insects, and deep-sea creatures viewed through microscopic and high-resolution lenses, this video harnesses the hyper-colour and abstraction of the natural world. The sound composition by Dylan Marelic (a multimedia artist based in Naarm/Melbourne) that accompanies the video is a collage of natural and synthetic elements. The natural elements are built from field recordings of insects, birds, and wind through trees, creating a sonic correlation with the organic elements in the visuals. The synthetic elements mirror the organic nature of the field recordings blurring the lines between organic and artificial.