Tong Xindi and Shen Ting translate Turing's reaction-diffusion equation into ceramic art's generative logic through self-made machinery and programming. They capture nature's unconscious formations through digital control, yet surrender to the kiln's serendipity. Refined algorithms yield to flame's unpredictability; rigorous programs serve the freest expression. The algorithm's ultimate purpose is not efficiency or precise replication, but deeper understanding of nature's mechanisms, recreating, through dialogue between human and machine, control and chance, those vital forces transcending consciousness.
Tong holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, while Shen graduated with a Bachelor in Ceramic Art & Design from the China Academy of Art.
Since 2021, their work has been exhibited internationally across prestigious venues in London, Beijing, Hangzhou, Seoul, and Shanghai. Notable exhibitions include their dual shows "Transparency" (2024) at ArtPlus Shanghai and "Beyond Consciousness" (2024) at Yuanbai Gallery, as well as participation in the Korean International Ceramic Biennale (2024) and Revelations China 2024 at Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation.
Their work has garnered significant recognition, with their piece "Blue-green Curtain" acquired by the V&A Museum in London in 2021. In 2025, their practice will be featured in "Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts" at the V&A Museum, London, further cementing their position as leading voices in contemporary ceramic art.
Tong Xindi and Shen Ting translate Turing's reaction-diffusion equation into ceramic art's generative logic through self-made machinery and programming. They capture nature's unconscious formations through digital control, yet surrender to the kiln's serendipity. Refined algorithms yield to flame's unpredictability; rigorous programs serve the freest expression. The algorithm's ultimate purpose is not efficiency or precise replication, but deeper understanding of nature's mechanisms, recreating, through dialogue between human and machine, control and chance, those vital forces transcending consciousness.
Tong holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, while Shen graduated with a Bachelor in Ceramic Art & Design from the China Academy of Art.
Since 2021, their work has been exhibited internationally across prestigious venues in London, Beijing, Hangzhou, Seoul, and Shanghai. Notable exhibitions include their dual shows "Transparency" (2024) at ArtPlus Shanghai and "Beyond Consciousness" (2024) at Yuanbai Gallery, as well as participation in the Korean International Ceramic Biennale (2024) and Revelations China 2024 at Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation.
Their work has garnered significant recognition, with their piece "Blue-green Curtain" acquired by the V&A Museum in London in 2021. In 2025, their practice will be featured in "Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts" at the V&A Museum, London, further cementing their position as leading voices in contemporary ceramic art.
Exhibitions
2020 "Glaze Temptation" Xindi Tong Glaze Painting Solo Exhibition, Merci Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2021 "Artefact" Ting-Ying Gallery, Design Centre, London
2021 "E-arth ear-th" The 12th Chinese Contemporary Young Ceramic Artist Work Exhibition, Crafts Museum of CAA, Hangzhou
2022 "Microcosm" Xindi Tong Glaze Painting Solo Exhibition, Merci Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2023 "Couriers and Artisans of the Nation: An Exhibition of Chinese Ceramic Painting", Crafts Museum of CAA, Hangzhou
2023 "A Certain Idea of Complexity, A Certain idea of Simplicity", N3 Contemporary Art, Beijing
2023 "New Perception of Technology: An Exhibition of Contemporary Experimental Crafts", Crafts Museum of CAA, Hangzhou
2024 Korean International Ceramic Biennale, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, South Korea
2024 Revelations China 2024, Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation, Beijing
2024 "Beyond Consciousness" Xindi Tong & Ting Shen Exhibition, Yuanbai Gallery, Hangzhou
2025 "Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts", V&A Museum, London
Public Collection
"Blue-green Curtain", The V&A Museum, London, UK, Acquired 2021