29th September 2025 ~ 5th October 2025
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Feild of Clarity
Venue: PhotoFusion Gallery, London
Curated by: Hongqian Zhang (ArtFlow Studio)
Artists: 28 emerging artists across painting, photography, installation, and moving image
Field of Clarity was a group exhibition I curated at PhotoFusion Gallery in 2025. The show explored the delicate tension between clarity and ambiguity, visual control and perceptual openness. I was interested in how images—particularly in a hyper-digitised world—are often weaponised by precision, and how "clarity" itself can be a cultural construct rather than a universal ideal.
Rather than offering direct visual legibility, I curated works that operated in thresholds—between sharpness and blur, between visibility and obscurity.
Across photography, painting, installation, and moving image, artists were invited to challenge traditional modes of looking and to ask: what emerges when we embrace uncertainty?
The exhibition design followed a sensitivity to perceptual openness. I avoided a centralized layout, allowing the works to be evenly distributed across the gallery in a non-linear flow. Wall texts were simply printed and placed with generous spacing, encouraging viewers to slow down and engage in a quiet dialogue between image and text. Lighting was kept soft and natural, favoring gentle transitions over sharp focus—creating a calm, receptive environment for lingering attention.
Field of Clarity was not about answers
it was about dwelling in the space
where meaning has not yet resolved
It offered a quiet rebellion against hyper-clarity,
inviting viewers to pause, question, and shift the way they relate to visual truth.
As part of ArtFlow Studio’s curatorial programme, we also incorporated an Art Support Award system to recognise standout contributions.
Tonghe Yang received First Prize (£200 grant and future exhibition invitation),
while Merit Awards were given to Xiaobin Zhang and Hongru Zhang.
The award system reflects our commitment to fostering not just exhibition opportunities, but long-term support and visibility for emerging artists.
2025