• Bingren is the fourth generation preserving his family’s copper art tradition
• He pioneered molten copper art in China, expanding the artistic possibilities through natural forms
• His techniques combine copper with enamel, gilding and inlay

Bingren Zhu comes from a family that has practised copper craftsmanship for nearly 150 years. Passed down through five generations, the tradition survived periods of upheaval and was revived after China's Reform and Opening-Up. As the fourth-generation inheritor, Bingren has dedicated himself to preserving this legacy while exploring new artistic possibilities within the medium. A defining moment came in 2006 during the construction of Tianning Pagoda, where Bingren encountered naturally formed molten-copper crystallisations. "The beauty of these forms was something no human hand could carve," he shares. Fascinated by these organic forms, he studied them and eventually developed molten copper art. By allowing copper to flow freely beyond the limits of traditional moulds, he discovered a new artistic language that continues to shape his practice today.