Chen Shaoxiong (born 1962, Shantou) graduated from the Print Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1984. A founding member of the Big Tail Elephant Group in 1990, Chen also works collaboratively with artists from different backgrounds, forming the collective Xijing Men with Tsuyoshi Ozawa and Gim Hongsok in 2007. He works with a variety of media including photography, video, installation, and ink painting to investigate the dynamics of China’s rapidly changing cityscapes. Chen lives and works in Beijing.