Since the dawn of mankind and throughout civilizations, human skeletons and particularly skulls always carried strong symbolism, obviously as an allegory of death but furthermore as an object of worship, the seat of the soul, a trophy, a representation of regeneration or reincarnation, a reminder to the ephemeral nature of life and, nowadays, a popular fashion ornament, among others. 

Skulls and skeletons, whether human or animal, appeared for the first time in Zhang Ding’s practice in 2019 and became omnipresent during the following years as the world entered the pandemic crisis. Disaggregated into a multitude of dots using 3D technique, as data or a constellation of flowing particles above a dark blue or black background, the skeletons - dispossessed of their morbidness and rigid symbol of death - take a universal anthropomorphic form immersed into an infinite space.

Exhibited for the first time, works on display span over a period of six years. They also conclude the artist’s use of skulls and skeletons in his practice. 

Presented series include “Green Skull”, “Endless”,  “Interstellar”, “Observation Point”, “Untitled-2024” and “Vortex”. Among presented works, several pieces revisit established topics, from sacred to cultural, solely revealed by the postures of the depicted subjects.