ABOUT
ARTIST BIO
Kelly (Zixuan) Qi (b. 1990) is a visual artist who primarily practices digital collage and mixed media. Her work stems from a long‑term exploration of her inner self, revolving around personal memories and childhood images, and using astrology as a metaphorical language to delve into the themes of identity fluidity and self‑healing.
Her work focuses on the concept of "multiple selves," using the childhood self as the narrative protagonist. Through the deconstruction, superimposition, and reconstruction of images, she presents the changes and inner tensions of the self during the growth process. She regards astrology as a narrative tool for presenting inner conflicts and transformations, hoping to allow viewers to perceive the metaphors within through an intuitive, surreal visual language.
With a professional background in fashion design and pattern making, she applies the three-dimensional thinking mode from her fashion practice to her digital collage creations. Her works often incorporate tactile materials such as linen, felt, and embroidery stitches, creating a soft, imperfect yet restorative visual experience. For her, stitching is not merely a decorative element, but a powerful symbol of "self-reconstruction"—it acts as a bridge, connecting conflicting emotions and transforming them into a state of balance and peace. Each piece is a fragment of her ongoing artistic practice; they are independent yet collectively constitute a complete emotional narrative.
Kelly祁子轩（1990年生）是一位以数字拼贴与混合媒介为主要实践方式的视觉艺术家。她的创作源于对自我内在的长期探索，围绕个人记忆、童年影像展开，并以占星学作为隐喻语言，深入探讨身份的流动性与自我疗愈主题。
她的作品聚焦“多重自我”的概念，以童年的自我作为叙事主角，通过影像的拆解、叠加与重组，呈现自我在成长过程中的变化与内在张力。她将占星学视为呈现内心冲突与转化的叙事工具，希望以直观的超现实视觉语言，让观者都能感知其中的隐喻。
凭借服装设计与制版的专业背景，她将服装实践中的三维思考模式应用于数字拼贴的创作中。作品中常融入亚麻布、毛毡和刺绣线迹等触感丰富的材质，营造出柔软、不完美却充满修复感的视觉体验。对她而言，缝线不只是装饰元素，更是“自我重塑”的有力象征——它们如同桥梁，将冲突的情感连接，转化为一种平衡与平和的状态。每一件作品都是她持续艺术实践中的一个片段，它们各自独立，又共同构成了一段完整的情感叙事。
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is a path to self‑understanding: using digital collage as a medium, I observe and present the inner experiences that continuously evolve over time. My practice typically begins with personal memories, progressing through the deconstruction, superposition, and reconstruction of childhood images. I focus on the fluidity of identity—it is not a static, constant entity, but rather something that is constantly shaped and reconstructed under the continuous influence of emotions, experiences, and inner contradictions.
In my work, astrology appears as a structural metaphor rather than a belief system. It helps me observe the patterns of behavior and emotions, juxtaposing and merging childhood images with familiar everyday images, transforming abstract inner experiences into an intuitive and perceptible visual language.
Although I use digital media as my creative means, I still strive for visual softness and healing. The textures, seams, and stitched forms in the images symbolize repair, integration, and self‑acceptance, pointing to the coexistence and symbiosis of negative and positive energies.
Each piece belongs to a continuously growing and evolving series. My creative practice does not attempt to resolve conflicts, but rather records a reflective process of continuous dialogue and coexistence with my own inner complexity. I invite viewers to linger here, to become aware of their own emotional projections, to find resonance between conflict and healing, and ultimately to reach a balance and acceptance of their own energy.
我的创作是理解自我的一种路径：以数字拼贴为媒介，观察并呈现随着时间推移而不断生成的内在体验。我的实践通常始于个人记忆，通过对童年影像拆解、叠加与重组持续推进。我关注身份认同的流动性——它并非静止、恒定的存在，而是在情感、经验与内在矛盾的持续作用下不断被塑造、重构。
在我的作品中，占星学以结构隐喻而非信仰体系出现。它帮助我观察行为与情绪的运行模式，将童年影像与大众熟知的日常图像并置、融合，把抽象的内在经验转化为直观的、可被感知的视觉语言。
尽管我以数字媒介作为创作手段，我仍坚持追求视觉上柔和与治愈感。画面中的纹理、缝线与缝合式形态，象征着修复、整合与自我接纳，指向负面能量与正面能量的共存与共生。
每件作品都属于一个持续生长、不断演变的系列。我的创作实践并非试图解决冲突，而是记录与自身内在复杂性持续对话、共处的反思过程。我邀请观者在此停留，觉察自我的情感投射，在冲突与疗愈之间找到共鸣，最终抵达自我能量的平衡与接纳。