After Water, Before Form

Solo exhibition · artpistol Gallery, Glasgow
12 September – 15 October 2026

After Water, Before Form brought together recent ink paintings and sculptural works on paper. Water, absorption, contact and pressure shape Jiang’s exploration of how an image emerges.

The opening conversation on 12 September 2026 brought Shanshan Jiang together with Justin Carter, Reader in Contemporary Practice: Art & Environment at The Glasgow School of Art, hosted by Suzie from artpistol Gallery.

Opening guests included a representative of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Edinburgh; Zeng Shaoming; He Jing and Sun Xiaoping; and Shabir Beg OBE, alongside artists, educators and members of Glasgow’s cultural community.

Shanshan Jiang in conversation with Justin Carter; opening visitors at artpistol Gallery, 12 September 2026.

Artist Film

After Water, Before Form · 6 min 26 sec

English and Chinese subtitles

Written Response

Professor Dong Mei

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Humanities, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.

Where the Waters Widen — a written response presented in the exhibition.

Forthcoming: MICROMOON

Águeda Moon Gallery · Águeda, Portugal

Residency: 16–29 November 2026
Exhibition: 28 November – 31 December 2026
Centro de Artes de Águeda (CAA)

For the MICROMOON residency, Jiang is developing Letters to Earth, Letters to the Moon, an ongoing project exploring water, lunar reflection and exchange. The programme brings Moon Gallery’s collection into dialogue with site-specific installations developed through an international residency.

Hosted by Moon Gallery and AGITlab, with support from the Municipality of Águeda. Exhibition opening: 28 November 2026.