The Death of An Eternal Iris




             I Embody the Tree
                                 


                                                       If the Rope Could Speak



                                           
                                     部屋




           Fruits, Forest, Fertility


                                         

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                    ABOUT
                    YingYingYing Li (b. 2002) is a London and Guangzhou-based fine artist primarily working in photography, whose                                  practice extends into mixed-media installations, incorporating moving image, poetry, and experimental processes.
                  Her work is grounded in philosophical research, particularly metaphysics, and engages with political and ecological                         concerns through the lens of photography and film theory. She works extensively with both colour and black-and-                           white darkroom techniques, synthesising traditional photographic methodologies with critical theory to shape a                               conceptually driven practice.




                      EDUCATION                                           University of the Arts London - London | Bachelor of Arts
                      Photography, 09/2022 - 06/2025 - Distinction

                      People Christian Academy - Toronto, Canada | Diploma of Higher Education
                      09/2019 - 06/2021 - Ontario Scholar


                                                                SITE-SPECIFIC COLLABORATION

                     COLLABORATIVE ARTIST | 09/2024 - 01/2025 Crisis Charity - London, United Kingdom
                   • Conducted ethnographic fieldwork and interviews in London’s Peckham district to investigate the role of the                                 Crisis charity shop within the local community, and to understand the lived experiences of the homeless                                     population and relevant policy support.
                   • Collected unsaleable materials to create cyanotype-based wearable and visual artworks.
                   • Curated the shop's window display to embed artistic engagement into the community.
                   • All works were donated to CRISIS for sale, with proceeds supporting their social programs.
     
                                                                RESIDENCY/PUBLIC TALKS                     
                       One Hour Residency
                       London, United Kingdom, March 2025
                      •  Explored the conceptual and physical functions of space within curatorial practice.
                       •  Developed spatial interventions and engaged in interdisciplinary critique and reflection.
                       •  Collaborated with artists and curators to investigate site-specificity in exhibition design.


                      Guest Speaker – “Matt Colquhoun in Conversation”
                       London, United Kingdom, May 2025
                       •  Participated in a public symposium discussing photographic theory, ethics, and the future of visual practice.
                       •  Shared insights on photography's philosophical underpinnings and contemporary ethical considerations.
                       •  Engaged in critical dialogue with theorist Matt Colquhoun and the public audience.




                        AWARDS /SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
                       2025 | Shortlisted – 100 Heroines Graduate Prize

                        2025 |The Death of An Eternal iris,”Bigger Book Fair”, Peckham 24, London, United Kingdom
                     
                        2025 |The Death of An Eternal iris, “Trailing Orchids”, The Noho Gallery, London, United Kingdom

                        2025 |I Embody the Trees, “Wild Grouth” ArTe Galleria, Milan, Italy

                        2025 |I Embody the Trees, “ Green Grammar ”, Hoxton Gallery, London, United Kingdom

                        2024 | If the Rope Could Speak, “Art in the Raw” , Copeland Gallery, London, United Kingdom

                        2024 | I Embody the Trees, “ The Nature of Home : Taking Root in a Place ” , A Space Gallery,  New York,  USA

                        2024 | “ The Moment When It Flashed ”, SOOFA, Shanghai, China
           
                        2024 | the Nature, the Habitat, “ Reading Room, Kitchen, Garden ”, E. Space, Shanghai, China