Jiang Zhi, born 1971 in Hunan, China, works in a range of mediums, such as photography, video, and installation. From an early stage of his artistic career, Jiang has been writing novels while taking photograph, and is also deeply interested in poetry. His works are highly captivating and often carry complicated levels of intertextuality. Since graduating from the China Academy of Fine Art in 1995, Jiang works have been included in many exhibitions, such as Building Code Violations, Long March Space, Beijing, China (2008), La rivoluzione siamo noi, Isola Art Centre, Milan, Italy (2006), China Power Station Part 1, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK (2006), 2nd Guangzhou Triennial of Art, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China (2005), Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, ICP and Asia Society, New York, USA (2004), Zone of Urgency, 50th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (2003), and the 4th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangiu, South Korea (2002).