Taihu Memory 003, 2024, stoneware, porcelain, wood and soda-fired. 8″ x 6″ x 6″

Wei Cheng is a Vancouver-based artist whose practice centres on ceramics and the integration of found objects. She studied at Langara College and Emily Carr University of Art + Design, where she developed a refined technical foundation and a deep appreciation for the expressive potential of clay. At the heart of Cheng’s work is her thoughtful observation of the nuance within fleeting moments of everyday life. Her works exemplify her pondering through deliberate unions of fired clay and found materials. Through such purposeful synthesis, she creates distinctive works that invite curiosity, reflection, and a dialogue between space and time. She approaches material as both archive and language, exploring how form and surface can retain memory and meaning. Expanding beyond the vessel and object, Cheng’s recent projects explore performance and spatial installation, extending the language of ceramics into immersive and temporal forms. Her practice considers how material processes can embody time, presence, and the vestiges of lived experience, situating craft within the broader discourse of contemporary art. Please see more at her website.