Timur Si-Qin

Timur Si-Qin is an artist and writer whose work imagines new protocols of spirituality in the face of climate change and biodiversity collapse. Using hyper-real renderings of wilderness and 3D printed sculptures, Si-Qin’s work challenges traditional distinctions between the natural vs. cultural, the human vs. non-human, the organic vs. synthetic. Born in 1984 in Berlin, Si-Qin grew up in a German, Mongolian/Chinese and San Carlos Apache Native American family in the American Southwest. This unique blend of cultures and perspectives, combining indigenous upbringing with diverse global influences, deeply informs his work.

His work has been extensively shown in solo exhibitions in Europe, the United States, and Asia, and was included in exhibitions at The High Line, New York; Schirn, Frankfurt; K11 Art, Shanghai; Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris; Ullens Contemporary Art Center, Beijing; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; and Kunsthalle Wien, among many others. He has participated in large-scale international exhibitions such as the Bangkok Art Biennale, Thailand; Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennial, Saudi Arabia; Kunst triennale Beaufort, Belgium; Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Latvia; Ural Biennale, Russia; 9th Berlin Biennale; Germany; and Taipei Biennial, Taiwan. Recent exhibitions include Magician Space, Beijing; Kaleidoscope/ Spazio Maiocchi, Milan, Italy; Art Basel - Hong Kong; and the 2019 Asian Art Biennale.