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My body of work combines experimental sound and intimate sonic perception to investigate themes of spatial structure and circulation of information system. With a background in music practice, I emphasize the engagement of listening in art making, continually setting the context of my works in intimate sonic perception inherent in our surroundings.
The forms of my works ranges from sound sculpture, sonic performance, transformation between music and codes to digital sound tour. Closed to the intensity of intimacy, my creative process involves sound collections from context of urban and natural living space, interpretation of visual and auditory signs, and revealing the operation of sensitivity.
The current focus of my research revolves around the sonic and visual exploration of transportation systems. Public transport and mapped routes, initially a digitized representation, became a drawing embodying comprehensive information on natural terrain. Inspired by acoustic simulation techniques, my work draws parallels between mapping and the structure of music. This expanded into an investigation of traffic routes, translated into visual scores that parallel the structure of music-making. The resulting compositions capture the synchronised movement of humanity's trajectories, presenting an inclusive and expansive picture of circularity and migration. A significant aspect of my practice involves contemplating the audience's perception of sound sources. Unlike traditional dissemination methods, I aim to engage the audience in a contemplative environment, crafting a listening experience that responds to the specific context and setting. I am seeking ways to create a listening room that are designed to captivate focused and gathered listening, of inclusivity.
As my research expands into different realms, I find the need for varied communication approaches tailored to diverse audiences. This multidimensional exploration, marked by a fascination with hidden realms and the transmission of enigmatic information, ultimately seeks to remind the audience of our innate curiosity beyond the ordinary, encouraging a contemplative connection with the unseen forces shaping our world.
Group Exhibitions
2025 Music of Many Colours, Epicenter NYC, The Local NY, New York City
Things Left Unsaid, Frevd Bar & Gallery, London
Times Square Billboard showcase, Visual Arts Journal, New York City
Seated in Sound, Ealing Blues Festival, London
Seated in Sound, The Dominion Curator & Producer Programme, Southall Library &Dominion Centre, London
Where Thought Becomes Gesture, Santo Hall, Beijing
2024 Decayed Mud & Vital Flesh, 三水 Art, Shanghai
2023 Germination, pop-up show in Hyde Park
The Hovered Keyframe, Espacio Gallery, London
2022 VAL DER ADA, Cookhouse Gallery, Chelsea College of Arts & Design
2020 Stories from the Room, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai
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Performances
Un-proofed
Live broadcast, Noise Radio, Netherlands, 2025
Wimbledon College of Arts, London, 2025
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Triphrenic Chair
Things Left Unsaid, Frevd Bar & Gallery, London 2025
Live music performance at Peckham Levels, London, 2025
Media
Reawakening Ealing’s Blues Through Design, Occhi Magazine, 2025
Artist Interview, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, 2025
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Artist Interview, by Anna Gvozdeva, Visual Arts Journal, New York, 2025
https://visualartjournal.com/2025/08/01/shan-lyu/
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Publications
Manifestation for the dead and blue, Limit Experience journal, New York, 2025
Transport 14.24.22, Indelible Issue #8, London Arts-Based Research Centre, 2024. Order online
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Public Engagements
2025 Art workshop lead, Forget Me Not Project 17, at Artizan Library, London. Taught serial painting&craft sessions
2023 Workshop facilitator, Arts at Home project, Art Explora, London
2021 Project Lead, Public Art Project - Humans in the Museum, Powerlong Art Museum, Shanghai
2021 Public Education Program Producer, Powerlong Art Museum, Shanghai
2020 New Media Designer, Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Shanghai
2020 Exhibition contributor, Stories from the Room, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai
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