Abstract
The Yangjiang Group consists of Zheng Guogu (b.1970), Chen Zaiyan (b.1971), and Sun Qinglin (b.1974), and was established in 2002 in the city of Yangjiang, China. Yangjiang is located in the south west coastal area of Guangdong province, bordering the nearby Pearl River Delta, one of China's fastest developing conurbations. The group produces work that responds to their local environment, expanding the parameters of contemporary art beyond galleries and museums. They thus use the city itself as subject, site, and material for their interactive installations. The group is predominantly known for their experimental investigations and appropriation of calligraphy, frequently transforming the medium from an elite embodiment of ‘Chinese’ culture into a vehicle for the exploration of contemporary social phenomena. By humorously combining sayings and phrases written by local inhabitants, they explore narratives of memory production, collective experience, and the metamorphosis of existence that has been a resultant bi-product of China's post-urban expansion.
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