Zhao Jiajing (b. China) is a composer, sound artist, and new media artist based in London. In 2022 he graduated from the Royal College of Art with a degree in Information Experience Design - Sound Design.
Zhao Jiajing works across multiple disciplines, including spatial sound, new media, performance, and installation. Key themes of his work include time, consciousness, chaos, and surveillance. He approaches sound as spatial-temporal portals leading to many possible worlds. With extensive use of field recordings, sound collage, and granular synthesis techniques, he creates sonic experiences that trigger cross-sensory imaginations. Probabilities and uncertainties are the kernel of his practice. He employs chaotic algorithms and cultivates generative systems for his artistic creations to sprout into unforeseen variations autonomously.
His works have been shown at various venues, including Old Street Gallery, EiS Immersive Audio Conference, and IRCAM, etc. Since 2019, he has been collaborating with pioneering theater groups, performers, and installation artists, producing music and sound for their projects.
Selected recent exhibitions, performances, and presentations:
2023 Ties That Cannot Be Unbound - New Art City, Online
2023 Vault Festival - The Vaults, London
2022 Monteaudio Art & Sound Festival - Universidad de la República, Montevideo
2022 LUMINOUS by RCA & LG Display - Old Street Gallery, London
2022 ELECTIFY - IKLECTIK ArtLab, London
2022 Everyday is Spatial Imersive Audio Conference - University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham
2022 Aporia - AMP Gallery, London
2021 Ongoing Mystical Experiments - The Untitled Space, Shanghai
2020 IRCAM Forum - IRCAM Centre Pompidou, Paris
Awards
First Selection - Arte Laguna Prize 17, Video Art Category
3rd Prize - LUMINOUS by RCA & LG Display Art and Design Competition
