Xirui Zhao
Xirui Zhao
Past Shows
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‘Living the Dream’
The post-war family home in Britain, with borrowed ideas taken from American ideals of the suburban house, can be seen in many housing developments across Britain. ‘Living the Dream’ explores the seaside retirement home of my grandparents, a bespoke build in 1963. Set in the social and political context, this is an augmented vision, a dream home in a brand-new consumer world.
The hopes and fears are said to resonate keenly with the now. By taking a retrospective of the past, are we learning from the constructs of our home environments for future society? In a fast-paced digital world there is the danger of a ‘cultural amnesia’. We may forget altogether.
The annual Degree Show is a highly anticipated event amongst staff, students, external partners and friends of the School of Art – it provides a platform for the work that the students have spent so long conceiving and producing. The 2023 Degree Show has been realised through an ongoing testing of ideas in public arenas in which the discourse around art practice takes place. This process of realising practice which engages with audiences has over […]
