Chenxin（Zacky）Zhao
About
Chenxin (Zacky) Zhao, born in 2001, is a performance artist and researcher based in London and Hangzhou. Zacky’s work primarily focuses on site-specific performances and socially engaged arts, with a particular emphasis on the political potential of the body in the post-pandemic era. His research delves into the internal power dynamics and external boundaries of the body, investigating the transgressive possibilities between private (domestic) and public spaces.
Zacky’s practice is deeply influenced by his background in anthropology and political philosophy, shaped significantly by the post-pandemic context. Currently, he is pursuing a project titled Reverie on the Sofa: On the Possibility of Performance at Home Post-Pandemic, which explores the poetic potential of bodily connections to form communities within the framework of necropolitics.
In addition to his artistic practice, Zacky has contributed to several publications, including Writing to 9189km, the poetry collection Cultural Disasters, and the pandemic archives Y19-Y22_[RRA.1-7]. As a researcher, his interviews and podcasts have been featured on major art platforms.
- Performing Abramovic, the Retrospect of Performance Art
- Dialogue with the Republic of Kazakhstan at the Venice Biennale: “Jerūiyq: A Journey Beyond the Horizon”
- 「Playing between the map and the territory」
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