Ni Dao Dao's artistic practice engages deeply with cross-cultural dialogue, identity, migration, hybridity, biodiversity, and ecological concerns. They work with materials in a highly physical and embodied way, seeking to create connections between cultural heritage and contemporary urgencies.
A central element of their practice is the use of natural Chinese lacquer (Urushi) — a traditional, eco-friendly material with strong cultural significance. Through working with Urushi, they explore questions of material kinship, sustainability, and care for the more-than-human world. The upcoming exhibition at AKKU Uster will present new installation works that bring together these concerns while also situating them in a Swiss context of intercultural exchange.
The exhibition Between Snow and Rabbits at AKKU Uster offers an opportunity to bring these perspectives into conversation with local audiences, fostering awareness of cultural hybridity, identity, and ecological responsibility.
The exhibition is curated by Fu Congle, a Zurich-based Chinese curator and PhD research fellow, whose perspective contributes an important layer of cross-cultural reflection and dialogue.
Ni Daodao 倪島島 (born in Chongqing, China) is a non-binary artist based in Uster, Switzerland.
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