Zicong Huang








Long Hair at Night, Red Secret Language

2024
A visual investigation of violence, memory, and disappearance within China’s urban villages. Combining photography and hand embroidery,
the project reflects on fear, vulnerability, and forgotten lives hidden within the city.


















Home is a ghost in the nightmare

2024
Home is a Ghost in the Nightmare explores
the experience of living within urban villages,
states of displacement, and the contradiction of “home.”

Through documentary photography and the secondary transformation of film in humid environments, the project reflects on forgotten spaces, oppressive daily life, and marginal living conditions within the process of urbanization.









Glowing Black Box

2025
Glowing Black Box explores light pollution,
memory, and the hidden violence of the Anthropocene.

Using artificial light, reflections, and fragmented urban scenes, the project examines how human activity and capital reshape nature, perception, and everyday experience.









Endless Applause
2023
Endless Applause explores vanity, performance, and the desire for attention
within contemporary social media culture.

Combining video and kinetic installation,
the work reflects on meaningless repetition,
self-performance, and the absurdity of public attention.