Qi Tan
Qi Tan (b. 1994, China) is an artist based in Oslo. In her work, Qi delves into nature’s mystique and the imaginative potential of digital world-building, bringing extraordinary creatures and complex mythologies to life. A graduate of the Oslo Academy of Fine Arts, she has recently exhibited at Atelier Nord (Oslo), Forum Box (Helsinki), Galleri Ask (Horten), Tegnerforbundet (Oslo), Studio 17 (Stavanger), Bærum Kunsthall, Østlandsutstillingen 2023, and Høstutstillingen 2022.
About her residency at Velferden in the winter of 2025, Qi writes: ”My goal is to create sculptural installations that respond directly to the residency’s surroundings, incorporating found materials and video projections.”
The work “When shells forget their shape” (2024) explores the idea that everything is in constant flux, where materials and forms are constantly transformed into new existences. The shells are depicted in a state of transition, embodying the process of change and the interplay between permanence and transience.
“When shells forget their shape”, shells, textile, wood, pigment, beads, glue, 1.08 × 1.08 × 0.4 m, 2024
Photo © Emma Arnold / Qi Tan
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