Ke is a multidisciplinary artist, animator, and researcher based in London. Her artistic practice spans time-based media, traditional frame-by-frame animation, augmented reality, experiential drawing, and participatory collaborations. Her moving image works have been showcased worldwide in festivals and art venues such as LIAF, the Brighton International Festival, Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, the Hong Kong International AR Fair, and Slash Art Boat Gallery. Ke has also collaborated with various art organizations, creative studios, and independent artists, including Canal Dream CIC, Neon Zoo Studio, Mighty Oak, Strange Beast, and the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.
Currently, Ke is committed to engaged in the exploratory and experiential approaches to the combination of moving images, exploring the boundaries of expanded animation through the process. She draws inspiration from the cities where she grew up and currently resides—London, focusing on specific metaphorical sites, overlooked mundane spaces, and glimpses of everyday life, and investigating how this spontaneous exploration and sensory experience evokes memories of individuals, cultural identities, senses of belonging and place attachment in fluid cultural situations that nurtures alternative perspectives to understand the intricate connections between individuals, digital art, and the real world.
Education
2020 - 2022 MA Character Animation, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
2014 - 2018 BA Oil Painting, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Awards & Press
2024 In Conversation: Ke Ren, Insights of an Eco Artist
2024 Finalist, The 11th Hiii Illustration International Competition
2024 Ke Ren's chaotic text animation smashes every language barrier, featured in Creative Boom
2024 Symbols: The Animated Frames of Ke Ren, featured in Artwort
2024 A mesmerizing journey that challenges our perception of language and context, featured in Short Films Matter 2024 Artist Interview, Al-Tiba9 Magazine
2024 Ke Ren - Bridging Worlds The Artistic Fusion of Hand-Crafted and Digital Creation, featured in 10 Edition, The Flux Review
2023 Nominated for The Best Super Short award, Student World Impact Film Festival
2022 Best Super Short Animated award, 13 IAFF GOLDEN KUKER – SOFIA Festival
Exhibition & Screening
2024 Black & White Group Exhibition, Fox Yard Studio - Art Gallery, UK
2024 Canal Dream Art Festival, Kings Cross, London
2024 Hong Kong International AR Fair, Hong Kong
2024 Moveable Fest Group Exhibition, CSM Project Space, London, UK
2024 Ritornello Group Exhibition, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China
2024 AR Exhibition - Utopia, Fabrica, Brighton, UK
2024 Art on Loop Group Exhibition, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
2023 Remix International Illustration Art Festival, Beijing, China
2023 Brighton International Animation Festival, Brighton, UK
2022 候鸟300 - The Third Bank, Slash Arts Gallery boat, London, UK
2022 MicroActs 13 Artist Film Screening, London, UK
2022 BritCham SH, Best Emerging Talent Festival, Online Showcase
2022 Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, Beijing, China
2022 IAFF GOLDEN KUKER – SOFIA, Bulgaria
2022 Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow, Russia
2022 Black Lab - Central Saint Martins, London, UK
2022 The Horse Hospital, London, UK
2022 International Short Film Festival Canton, Guangzhou, China
2022 accordi @ DISACCORDI - International Short Film Festival, Italy
2022 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions, Online Showcase
2021 Hackney Picturehouse, London, UK
2019 The Enchantment of Imagery - North Imagery Oil Painting Exhibition, Renmei Gallery, Beijing, China
2018 Graduation Group Exhibition, RUC Gallery, Beijing, China
2017 Outstanding Students Group Exhibition, RUC Gallery, Beijing, China
2016 Ju Yi Fan N Group Exhibition, RUC Gallery, Beijing, China
2015 Gray - White Space Sketch Exhibition, RUC, Beijing, China