Ning An

London, Beijing
Installation art
Emotional connection
Self-analysis
Hilarious
Love
contemporary art practice
Royal College of Art

Ning An is an interdisciplinary artist who uses humor and uncanny forms to create installations, moving images, and sculptures. He holds an MA in Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art and a BA in Digital Media Art from Beijing Normal University.

Ning An explores the connections between people, society, and art, focusing on relationships and emotional bonds between individuals. He uses himself as a reference and bridge to delve into the deep-seated sadness and anxiety present in everyone’s minds. His works have been exhibited at Royal College of Art and Tate Modern.

“Negative feedback usually comes from the owner who does not belong to you. Vultures do not think that rotten meat is garbage, garbage collectors do not think that beverage cans are garbage, and artists do not think that plastic is garbage. What we have is that society generally and rigidly defines what garbage is through the segmentation of value and function. This is indeed a somewhat unfair tragedy for a bag of garbage. Maybe some of them will feel that it is aimless because they think they still have value. The same is true for you and me. As human beings, while we enjoy the convenience of definition, we are also bearing its consequences – putting ourselves in a wrong supply and demand relationship. That is, when we define garbage, we are also defining ourselves.

I have always cared about people’s living environment, not the physical environment but the mental environment in this society. I am interested in the sources of stress in city life and what people are struggling with, and I try to offer my solutions.

My inspiration comes from my real-life experiences, what I see and hear, and my starting point is usually myself and the friends and family around me. I believe experience is the most important thing because if you haven’t experienced something, then you don’t have the qualification to judge it. Through my art, I aim to address these social definitions and relationships.

I hope that everyone can always intentionally maintain their childlike innocence and carefully
protect their curiosity about the world.
I hope everyone can find peace, I hope everyone can accept themselves, and I hope happy. ”

伦敦，北京
装置艺术
情感连结
自我分析
荒诞
爱
皇家艺术学院
当代艺术实践



宁安是一位跨学科艺术家，他用幽默和怪诞的形式创作装置、动态影像和雕塑。
他拥有英国皇家艺术学院当代艺术实践硕士学位和北京师范大学数字媒体艺术学士学位。

宁安探索人、社会与艺术之间的关联，关注个体间的关系与情感纽带，以自身为参照与桥梁，
探寻每个人心中根深蒂固的悲伤与焦虑。作品曾在英国皇家艺术学院、泰特现代美术馆展出。

“负面反馈通常来自于不属于你的主人。秃鹫不认为腐烂的肉是垃圾，垃圾收集者不认为饮料罐是垃圾，
艺术家不认为塑料是垃圾。我们所拥有的是，社会普遍而僵硬地通过价值和功能的区隔来定义什么是垃圾。
这对一袋垃圾来说，确实是一个有些不公平的悲剧。也许它们中的一些人会觉得毫无目的，
因为它们认为自己仍然有价值。你我也是如此。作为人类，我们在享受定义的便利的同时，
也在承担它的后果——把自己置于错误的供需关系中。也就是说，当我们定义垃圾时，我们也在定义自己。

我一直很关心人们的生活环境，不是物质环境，而是这个社会的精神环境。
我关注城市生活的压力来源以及人们所面临的困境，并尝试提供解决方案。

我的灵感来自于我的真实生活经历，我所看到和听到的，我的出发点通常是我自己以及我身边的朋友和家人。
我相信经验是最重要的，因为如果你没有经历过某件事，那么你就没有资格去评判它。通过我的艺术，
我旨在解决这些社会定义和关系。”

Ning An

希望每个人都能时刻刻意保持童心，小心翼翼地保护自己对世界的好奇心。 希望每个人都能找到平静，希望每个人都能接受自己，希望快乐。

希望每个人都能时刻刻意保持童心，小心翼翼地保护自己对世界的好奇心。

希望每个人都能找到平静，希望每个人都能接受自己，希望快乐。