An Island of Light1- 30 September 2026
Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰
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Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰
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Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰
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Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰
©All rights reserved
Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰
©All rights reserved
Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰
©All rights reserved

Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰

Textile sculptor

Shanghai, China

Bamboo and fibre in woven spaces

  • Wanbing hand weaves ramie on bamboo structures
  • She transforms flat fibre into spaces that link body and material
  • East Asian cosmology shapes her creative flow of tension and transition

Working with fibre, Wanbing Huang transforms traditional materials and techniques into installation art. She combines ramie, a natural fibre, with traditional southern Chinese bamboo construction methods. Through repetitive hand weaving and layering, she creates spatial forms that possess a sense of breathability and tension. Her practice is deeply influenced by Asian cosmology, particularly the philosophy of change and balance found in the I Ching. "I translate concepts such as the interplay of yin and yang and the generation of fullness and emptiness into spatial experiences," Wanbing says. Her works capture the process of material growth, accumulation and transformation, allowing the material to become a vessel that carries time and energy. "I seek to rebuild the relationship between people, materials and spaces," she says.

Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰 is a rising star: she began her career in 2022.

INTERVIEW

My definition of local extends beyond material origin to embedded cultural memory and time. I often choose ramie fibre and traditional bamboo structures for their history in agriculture and daily life. These materials are shaped by generations of human interaction. They possess an inherent rhythm that I engage with rather than imposing my own.

Innovation in my practice is not about using new technology. I work with traditional techniques, but I shift their scale, context and spatial logic. Weaving or binding is no longer a surface practice, but one that results in architectural or immersive structure. In this sense, innovation is not adding something new, but allowing something ancient to appear differently in the present.

My inspiration comes from philosophical systems and physical processes. I am influenced by East Asian cosmology, especially the I Ching. Material itself is also a source of inspiration. When I work with fibre, I follow its resistance, its softness, its limits. The work often emerges from this dialogue rather than from a fixed image.

The most difficult part is sustaining attention and patience over time. My work involves repetitive, labour-intensive processes that require a continuous presence. It is physically and mentally demanding to maintain gestures at the same rhythm without losing sensitivity.

Wanbing Huang 黄婉冰

Textile sculptor

Shanghai, China

ADDRESS

Address upon request, Shanghai, China

AVAILABILITY

By appointment only

LANGUAGES

Chinese, English

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