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    Installation of artwork including clay, painting.
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    Fever/ Practice Love series, Bangyu Fan 范 邦宇, 2024, made-object, installation, clay, painting 

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    Installation photos, one close up of clay object, the other a wider installation shot.
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    Fever/ Practice Love series, Bangyu Fan 范 邦宇, 2024, made-object, installation, clay, painting

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    Three photographs, 1 x person, 1 x building 1 x middle part of a crocodile/alligator
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    Burning series, Bangyu Fan 范 邦宇, 2022, photographs

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    Album cover with vinyl record coming out of it.
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    Sun And Iron, Bangyu Fan 范 邦宇, 2024, wood charcoal

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    2 photos, one of yellow abstract painting with clay object protruding from it, the other a close up from a side angle.
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    The Long Night Is a Waste, Bangyu Fan 范 邦宇, 2024, oil painting, made-objects, clay

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Bangyu Fan 范 邦宇 – MA/MFA

Based in Xi'an and London 

I am an interdisciplinary practitioner working with sculpture, installation, and sound. My method is akin to drafting a non-linear narrative novel by starting with visual language, auditory language, and smell. I assemble and combine structures and supports designed in context, aiming for the installation site to present visual puzzles, suggest multiple meanings, and pursue an abstraction in language that evokes a mysterious atmosphere and is difficult to categorize precisely.

I care about history, which resonates like aftershocks, as the antennas of modern industry connect to the permanently shelved hard drives of hidden narratives. I want to explore the topography of sound and the relationships between space and time, viewing it as a container of sound, auditory hallucinations, and memories.

My sound practices aim to build a space where chaos and cacophony can find their layers in the tapestry of auditory innovation. To disrupt the equilibrium of familiar tonal landscapes, I invite the audience to question preconceived notions of harmony and melody.