Conversation with Jennifer Wen Ma

Jennifer Wen Ma’s interdisciplinary practice bridges installation, drawing, video, public art, design, performance, and theater. The ongoing theme of the artist’s work is the exploration of the human condition with all its contradictions and utopian and dystopian aspirations. Merging elements from Chinese traditional art with minimalist aesthetic, she creates three-dimensional forms and immersive, participatory installations that carry beauty, poignancy, and emotional depth. Since 2008, Ma’s work has increasingly focused on highlighting social tensions, inequalities, and disparities. These projects are often designed to be platforms for research, experimentation, and collaboration, as well as direct engagement with the public.