Kan Xuan

Kan Xuan
In an Instant
2020
Video
10’18”

During the pandemic lockdown in the first half of 2020, apart from getting my groceries, the most real connection I had with the outside world was the occasional knock on the door – “Delivery!”. The packages began to pile up at home, along with the bubble bags and the air inside. With this video I want to keep these dear in my heart and convey my gratitude to the couriers.

Kan Xuan
Walking, Walking
2018
Animation
1’30”

A group of cucumbers move ahead in unison like worms while shouting, “No oil! No garlic! No vinegar! No salt!” I wish to negate an ordinary side dish, smashed cucumber with dressing, by way of negation.

About Kan Xuan:
KAN Xuan was born in 1972 in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. She is a visual artist whose work primarily takes the form of video, as well as photography and installation. She graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou in 1997 and completed a residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. She was a recipient of Holland’s Prix de Rome in 2005. Now she divides her time between Beijing and Amsterdam.