London Biennale

Jeanne Vvu

Moving to the rhythm, I cling to this city in its neon-drenched nights.

Moving to the rhythm, I cling to this city in its neon-drenched nights. by Jeanne Vvu, Oil on canvas, 2025

Selected for the 2025 London Art Biennale, China. Oil on canvas, 2025. 111x111cm.

This work explores the tension between the body and urban space—an attachment wavering between longing and instability. The city is restless, its boundaries fluid, yet the body searches for an anchor, a fleeting sense of belonging within motion. On neon-lit nights, I dance alone to the rhythm of music, my movements tracing fleeting lines in silence. The city pulses with light, echoing my steps as if space itself is breathing. In these moments, I am both part of the city and a stranger to it, dissolving into its rhythm yet always on the verge of slipping away. The body drifts through shifting lights and shadows, leaving ephemeral imprints that whisper the contradictions of belonging and displacement.

In my view, lines are not static—they sing, dance, and flow like music across space. My work captures the rhythm of movement, using fluid lines to trace the body’s gestures and ephemeral emotions. These lines do not merely record a moment; they continue to breathe, shifting with time and light. Through this visual rhythm, I explore the delicate tension between the body and space, presence and absence, creating a poetic experience of perception.