Bobby Zhaocheng Xiong

An altar for the new deity

The installation will be an altar of gods. The notion of gods seems to be blurred when religious communities started moving their activities online to the Internet. Different congregations pray to the machine treating it as the almighty god. At the same time, cultural appropriation in cyberspace makes the images of different religions integrate in an exotic way. The new image of god breeds tens of transiting intermingling traditional gods from various religions which are shown in the cluster of displays. By praying to the altar, each audience could receive their blessing script from the new deity.

Bobby Zhaocheng Xiong (1998 b.China) is a multimedia artist. His works grow from his own identity, his passion for metaphysics, religion and the universe expressed by installation, performance, and graphics, reflecting the social reality and thoughts on humanity. His works are varied in themes but peaceful in forms because of his emotional estrangement. His works start and concentrate on the expression of content rather than the creation of a strong exterior. He is an alumnus of the RCA and Donghua University, and has shown work in the exhibitions HOME | AWAY and CONNECTED: LOST & FOUND in London. He is also the co-founder of a graphic design studio S**tboo making solutions for different facilities. His manifesto is 'go with the flow but away from the crowd'.