A Nightmare That Never Ends

A nightmare that never ends is a risograph print series about the complex struggle and emotions one goes through when one chooses to leave their home country and settle down in a strange environment. In the series, the artist views the process as being reborn into a life that is destined to embody conflict and identity crisis. The rebirth seems to be a dream, but it ends up turning into a nightmare. The artist used symbols and abstract comic language to communicate the complexity of the emotions felt through this journey.

Zhenyuan Christina Shi is an NYC-based artist. They graduated with an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design in 2020. Their works have been shown in galleries such as Usagi NY, ZXY gallery, etc.

Their work explores the poetic expression of pain and complex emotions experienced by bodies living under systems of oppression and exile. They investigate the method of distilling emotions and resistance into poetry, and poetry into imagery. They play with secretive ways of communication through symbols, movements, and imagery.