Wenhui Jiang

Wenhui Jiang is a Chinese designer and artist, now based in London. She completed her undergraduate studies in Product Design. And after that, she started her MA in Information Experiment Design at the Royal College of Art.

Sensory experiences in everyday life are central to her practice. Most of the time, humansw are dominated by an ocular-centric paradigm: a vision-generated, vision-centred interpretation of knowledge, truth, and reality. Wenhui explores how senses other than sight affect the viewer's experience in space. Her work aims to locate the subtle bonds between people, objects, and the surrounding environment. Her research poses the question, How might we create an immersive environment replicating some of the positive effects of exposure to nature? 

Breathing is an essential connection to nature. There is intimacy between the human body and the atmosphere. Through our breath, we are constantly connecting with the world.

I made this installation in order to allow the audience to feel the breathing connection we have with the surrounding world, experiencing the many other living and non-living things that share our planet.

The interactions within the piece draw upon and and amplify the patterns and forces of the wind, the sun, and the weather: the air has no borders. It belongs to no one, yet gives itself freely to all.