Xu Xiaowei
Is a renowned Chinese photographer whose surreal, layered visual language blends documentary precision with poetic imagination. Exploring the tensions between tradition and modernity, memory and reality, his work transforms everyday scenes into evocative images that reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary.
He has exhibited extensively in China and Hong Kong through solo and group exhibitions, including Trace, Spacing Memories, and Map of a Wandering Mind. His work has also been featured in prestigious invitational exhibitions such as Growth at the Long Museum in Shanghai and Flourishing – Vanishing at Maison Wave, establishing him as one of the leading voices in contemporary Chinese photography.
SYNCHRONIC
Xu Xiaowei in Florence
18.09 – 17.10.2026
Opening September 18
– 6:00 PM Press preview
– 6:30 PM Opening reception (open to the public)
In an era dominated by algorithms and data, what does it truly mean to communicate authentically and recognize beauty? From the banks of the Arno to those of the Suzhou River in Shanghai, this exhibition curated by Gianni Zhang offers a reflection that can help reshape our future.
Through video works by Xu Xiaowei centered on memory, light, sound, and synchronicity, the artist weaves together contemporary techniques and poetic inquiry, constructing a spiritual landscape of… the post-globalized age where emotions and memories resonate across space and time.