Bound, Hong Chun Zhang

Artwork Overview

born 1971
Bound, 2025
Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Material/technique: Chinese ink; fabric; steel chains
Credit line: Loan courtesy of the artist
Accession number: IA2025.001
On display: Perkins Central Court

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Images

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Bold Women
This double-sided painting considers the imagery and implications of fences to highlight the ongoing fight against women’s oppression. Barbed Inspired by the Kansas landscape and history of a barbed wire factory in Lawrence, Zhang fashions her trademark long hair into a barbed wire fence. This personal and powerful image represents the confinement of animals and humans and references the mistreatment of women across the globe. Chained Chained depicts an urban view covered with piles of industrial chains intertwined with human hair. The composition suggests a densely populated cityscape with little room for personal escape. The steel chains and hair symbolize the hard and soft power that women must negotiate every day.

Exhibitions

Susan Earle, curator
2025