Jie Shao

Jie Shao is an artist based in New York and Shanghai. Informed by the experience of displacement, he redirects his questions of identity into an ongoing observation of physical materials—how they are deformed, standardized, and consumed to adapt and respond to the shifting cultural and geographic landscapes. This transformation of material echoes the condition of individuals, drifting within the forces, infrastructures, and systems of the contemporary world. Jie’s sculpture and installation often combine construction materials including wood and metal, incorporating both hand sculpting and manufacturing processing like CNC routing, to further reflect the tension between handcrafting and standardization. He also integrates field notes and textual annotations, tracing the silent narratives of material across cultural and economic contexts.