Cui Jie

Shanghai Federation of Industry & Commerce Building

Cui Jie constructs a futuristic vision of China's rapid urbanisation.

The sun hangs low over Shanghai Federation of Industry & Commerce Building, drawing upon the artist's experience of growing up in the city. Multiple perspectives collide on one plane, showing glitches of what lies beyond the building's present facade. The silkscreen print synthesises an array of aesthetics - from Bauhaus and Soviet propaganda, to urban futurism.

Using coloured pencil Cui adds hand-drawn birds to each print, her soft hued birds adorn the surface against the shiny metallics of the architecture.