Miao Xiaochun
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Miao Xiaochun (born 1964, Wuxl, Jlangsu, China) is an artist based in Beijing.
He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including “Between Past and Future” at Haus der Kultur der Welt [1] in Berlin, “City of Dreams” at the Red Mansion Foundation [2] in London, “Sightseeing” at SCA Galleries [3] in Sydney and “The Last Judgement in Cyberspace” at Walsh Gallery [4] in Chicago. He is represented by Walsh Gallery [5] in Chicago, F2 Gallery [6] in Beijing and Alexander Ochs Galleries [7] in Berlin.
Miao Xiaochun is renowned for his photographs of contemporary China, vast cityscapes which record technological development, painting an alien view of his homeland and envisioning a new dynastic era. Miao uses photography to engage the viewer in an ultra-modern way. In using digital process to create his subject ‘from scratch’, Miao’s photographs authenticate a virtual world rather than document reality. Similar to video game graphics and ‘screen shots’, Miao’s images involve the viewer by casting them as ‘avatars’ within the action.
