《Firewall(防火墙)》

毛蔚生活并工作于上海、芝加哥。

在取得新闻学士学位后，毛蔚进入芝加哥艺术学院专攻纯艺摄影，现为杜克大学纯艺硕士候选人。毛蔚的作品延续自她在新闻传播学上的背景，探索和创造对真实世界进行协调和表现的领域，并通过摄影、雕塑、装置等艺术形式探讨媒介在制作和引导上的功能。这些作品反映了她对大众媒体、虚拟现实、幻想以及不确定性的理解。她曾获得David and Elizabeth Roderick 学术基金的赞助，并在美国、中国、日本等国家展出作品。

Mao Wei is a MFA candidate in Duke University and is currently based in Shanghai and Chicago. 

After receiving her BA in Journalism, she attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, focusing on photography.  Following her academic background in journalism and communication, Mao’s artwork creates realms that explore mediation and representation in the real world, and critiques the functions of various media production approaches through photography, sculpture, lighting installation and mixed media. These works reflect on mass media, virtual reality, fantasy, and uncertainty. Mao Wei was the recipient of David and Elizabeth Roderick Scholarship, and her works have exhibited internationally including the US, China and Japan.