SHOWCASE

/ ARTIST / 2026

ARTIST: Iris Zheren
COUNTRY: China
CONTACT: instagram.com/zheren_iris
https://xhslink.com/m/2y5Xc7Tduor
I am an illustrator and visual artist based in China. My practice begins with observing everyday objects and transforming them into unfamiliar visual experiences. Fruits, kitchen utensils, plants, and ordinary materials often become the starting point for my drawings, allowing me to explore the relationship between form, color, and emotion.

I work mainly through intuitive hand drawing without preliminary sketches, embracing unexpected changes that emerge during the creative process. My works move between illustration, graphic design, and experimental image-making, combining hand-drawn marks with digital editing and print-based approaches.

Rather than pursuing a fixed style, I see each project as an opportunity to discover new visual possibilities and expand my own creative language.

Tomato&Tai Chi

This poster blends tomato (daily element) and Tai Chi (Eastern philosophy). Using the tomato’s shape as a carrier, it embeds Tai Chi’s Yin - Yang dynamics, merging natural vitality (via red/yellow/green tones) with philosophical depth.
It breaks boundaries: the nested Yin - Yang and tomato forms create a “small - yet - grand” dialogue, turning daily produce into a symbol of Eastern wisdom.

Runaway

S：2025

The core symbol: a forked tongue ending in a snake egg holding new life. It represents life’s cycle—ancient - symbol snakes “bear” new possibilities from their tongues, mirroring the Year of the Snake’s essence: rooted in tradition, yet birthing new life, ideas, and hopes. The egg, a vessel of innovation, hints that even from the most traditional symbols, unexpected novelty emerges.

Calyx Pulse

This poster originates from a visceral encounter with a tomato calyx—its wild, untamed form igniting an artistic impulse. By inverting the tomato’s ‘expected’ colors (calyx in bold red, fruit as negative space), it fractures visual conventions, forcing focus onto the usually overlooked ‘supporting part’.

Feline Signs

Feline Reverie

Twin Stems

Shadow Cast Off

Melting Cart

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