Bao, an artist originally from China and currently studying at the School of Visual Arts, creates work that explores themes such as burial traditions, cultural identity, and the tensions between deeply rooted customs and modern societal mandates. Bao employs a wide range of media, including installation, printmaking, and painting, treating all these methods as extensions of drawing.
Funerary traditions form a central focus in Bao’s current practice. In August 2024, he participated in an art residency with Air3331 in Japan, where he explored the connections and divergences between Chinese and Japanese funeral customs.