Xinrou Wu, born in Jiangsu in 2002 and currently based in London, is studying Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. Her practice began with recording dreams through painting, and gradually shifted towards themes of intimacy, the body, and structures of power. Reading and writing remain central to her process — memories that were once suppressed or forgotten often return suddenly, becoming the starting point of her works.

Working across painting and sculpture, she sees painting as a direct translation of emotion, while materials such as bronze, wood, and ceramics carry an intentional sense of violence and conflict. Rather than offering fixed answers, her work stays within the tension between revealing and withholding.

Education

2025-present Royal College of Art, London - MA Sculpture (candidate)

2021-2025 East China Normal University, Shanghai - BA in Public Art

Group Exhibition

2026

The Offline Exercise: Hypotheses on "Return", 2nd floor, 20 Scott St, G3 6RJ, 14-17 April, 2026

Human Voyages-The Day We Leave the Shore, Indra Gallery, 20 East Rd, London N1 6AT, 7-10 April, 2026

Traces-Echoes-Residue, The Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ, 6-10 April, 2026

UNWIRED, The Rose Battersea, Second Floor. 74-76 Battersea Bridge Rd. London SW11 3AG, 24-25 February, 2026

2025

Deep Connection, Building 6, No. 627 Ningxia Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, March 15 – October 15, 2025.

2023

MIRRORING METAVERSE, K11 6F GARACE, Shanghai, Apr 02, 2023

Awards

The Second Prize in China Creative Challenge Contest
2024