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Zhang Yanzi at Ora-Ora (Hong Kong)

The precision of her drawings of scalpel and stethoscope, watercolors assembled in a grid in the show, reflect her family background (her father was a veterinarian) and her own medical history: the log, arduous recovery from blood illness. Bei Dao, one of China'sgreat lyric poets and a master of solitude, has written in praise of Zhang 'subtle balance between art and healing."

March 2, 2017