Introduction

CAO Shu lives and works in Hangzhou.His works are based on local practices, intricately weaving together the complex production mechanisms behind computer graphics technology, mythical metaphors, historical archives, and social issues. The art works primarily focus on narrative 3D digital moving image, video games, and site-specific installations.

In recent years, Cao Shu has won such awards as 2022 OCAT x KADIST Emerging Media Artist Award，2024 Chengdu International Photograph Week Artist award，2021 Exposure Award of Photofairs Shanghai,and 2017 BISFF Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement.He has been residency artist at Atelier Mondial in Basel(2017), Yokohama Koganecho Bazzaar (2019),Muffatwek Munich and Goethe Institute(2023). The Works are collected by KADIST Art Foundation, Australian White Rabbit Art Gellary, Blue Mountain Contemporary Art Foundation, Zhejiang Art Museum.Recently years,the works have been exhibited in art Museums around the world,such as Kunsthausbaselland, Matadero Contemporary Art and Culture Center,M+Museum Hongkong,Power Station of Art Shanghai(PSA),UCCA Center for Contemporary Art Dune,White Rabbit Gallery Sydney, BY ART MATTERS Hangzhou, Macao Art Museum, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, OCAT Shanghai, Sleep Center New York, Die Sammlung Falckenberg Hall Hamburg.etc.In addition, the works have also been shortlisted for the main competition units of film festivals around the world, including the Leipzig Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Message to Man International Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Festival, Milano Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Film Festival Hannover, International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival Finalist,etc.