Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart
17 February – 3 May 2026
An opportunity to see the familiar in new ways, through works made from unconventional materials and overlooked objects which reveal personal and collective stories.
Yin Xiuzhen is renowned for her use of secondhand clothing, concrete, food and household ephemera in her immersive installations and sculptures. She creates multimedia artworks that negotiate the spaces between memories, individuals and the globalised societies that we live in today.
Drawing on over 30 years of creation, this exhibition brought together a selection of the artist’s seminal projects alongside a number of new commissions, for the first major UK survey of her work.
Exhibition gallery
Articles & videos
Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart, Portable Cities and ‘second skin’
Go behind the works of Yin Xiuzhen’s Hayward Gallery exhibition in the company of Senior Curator Yung Ma and choreographer Julia Cheng.
How I create... with visual artist Yin Xiuzhen
The artist behind our current Hayward Gallery exhibition on ideas she can’t abandon, and the evolution of her creative process.
5 things to know about Yin Xiuzhen
An introduction to the artist renowned for turning found and secondhand items into immersive installations and sculptures.
Credits & partners
Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart was realised with generous support provided by the Huo Family Foundation. We are also grateful for key support from Beijing Commune, Eleanor and Francis Shen, and Max and Monique Burger and the TOY family.