Silent Pulse 寂静的脉搏Jun 2025


Folded Echoes

Rays of Belonging

To the Sky and Each Other

Tugging at Heartstrings

Stitch, Gap

Raising Flags, Raising Spirits


Silent Pulse explores the complex interplay between fan identity, emotion, and commercialization in contemporary football culture. Through my personal journey, from the "football city" of Dalian in China to the UK, the works reveal that football is not just a sport, but a global phenomenon that's both a spiritual refuge and also a product of commercialization.

Through scarves forming a "wall," fleeting moments captured in images, and symbolic installations of personal objects, the works immerse the audience in a space where emotions intertwine. At the same time, they reflect the layers and echoes of fan identity, revealing the silent yet ever-beating pulse of emotion, c
onstructing a hidden dialogue on identity and cultural belonging.

《寂静的脉搏》探索了当代足球文化中球迷身份、情感和商业化之间复杂的相互作用。通过我从中国 “足球城 ”大连到英国的个人旅程,这些作品揭示了足球不仅仅是一项运动,而是一种全球现象,既是精神的庇护所,也是商业化的产物。

这些作品通过围巾组成的 “墙”、图像中捕捉到的短暂瞬间以及个人物品的象征性装置,让观众沉浸在情感交织的空间中。同时,它们反映了粉丝身份的层次和回声,揭示了无声却不断跳动的情感脉搏,构建了关于身份和文化归属的隐性对话。
©Xinrui Zhou