Peng Wu

Social Practice Artist

Peng Wu

Peng Wu is a social practice artist and designer who combines both ancient and emerging technologies to create large-scale public art installations, participatory performances and rituals. Through a queer lens, Wu explores the marginalized histories and contemporary practices of colonialism that displace human labor and material resources. Wu's work strives to disrupt the oppressive narratives of colonialism and imperialism. They absorb emotional and spiritual influences from ancestral knowledge and the lived experiences of the queer diaspora community, fostering a deeper understanding of people and places beyond the boundaries of nation-states and the confines of gender binaries. Through embodied learning and storytelling, Wu’s work makes space for healing and resilience for communities sharing these complex histories.