The Land Where Ghosts Could Speak
Waves
East
Before The Train Comes
The Trace of Hometown
A Prayer in Spring
- about
Tianhui’s works examine the body as a site of politics: how it is shaped and disciplined by the power structures of Chinese society, and how it is rewarded or punished under conditions of rapid economic growth in East Asia.
Influenced by her displacement experience and her ethnic minority identity, she brings dreams as a medium to move between our memories and collective trauma. In her practice, she examines historical and contemporary perspectives on ethnic minorities' identity, memory, and resistance.
Her moving image works have been shown internationally at film festivals and exhibitions, including Image Festival (Canada), DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (Korea), Glasgow Short Film Festival, Lago Film Fest (Italy), National Galleries Scotland (Scotland), New Art Exchange (Nottingham), Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow), Nottingham Contemporary, Three Shadow Photography Art Centre (China).
She was awarded the 2026 Student Award at Image Festival (Canada), the 2025 Young Scottish Filmmaker Prize at Glasgow Short Film Festival (UK), the 2025 PRINCÌPÎ Award at Lago Film Fest (Italy), and the 4th 1839 Photography Award in China. She was nominated for the Next Thing Moving Image Award at Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre.