MA Illustration

Dixuan Zhang (Zoë)

Illustration of board game with indian designs

The story is about "my" adventures in the labyrinth.

My name is Dixuan Zhang, a Chinese illustrator.

I like to express my thoughts through painting. I’ve been exploring my own traditional culture recently and hope to incorporate some cultural elements into my work. This way, I can create something new and help spread my culture.


The story is talk about “me” waking up in a dark place and not knowing where to go. Then the guardian of the labyrinth appeared and showed it the way, telling “me” to keep moving forward. As “I” moved forward, “I” passed through different places and had different experiences. After these different experiences, “I” returned to where “I” started, and “I” also discovered that its journey was not over...

Illustration of woman wearing decorative headdress and long necklace
Illustration of triple-tiered arches with embryo in one of the lower spaces
Illustration of skeleton separated and bones arranged neatly
Illustration of fruiting plant in vase
Illustration of two embryos inside apple slice on plate with fork and spoon beside it
Illustration of embryo on nest of light
Illustration of seashell in birdcage
The guide of the labyrinth. She guides "me" forward on my journey. City of bones. "I" came to a city that looked made of bones. My bones. "My" bones become part of the city. The fruit. "I" began my journey again in a different form. The flesh. "I" lost my body again. Reborn. "I" was born again. The candle. "I" began my journey again in the cradle.