Ma Haijiao’s (*1990 Hebei) photographs, films and video works explore the thoughts and sensitivities of the individual in relation to the other, to the immediate environment and to Chinese society. His fictional narratives, characterised by carefully composed images, slow camera movements, and a melancholic underlying tone, deal with the issues of the young Chinese generation, born between 1980 and 1990, shaped by the economic, political, social, and cultural opening. The double-channel video installation
If We Delete Green, If We Start Caring About Plants (2019-2020) is dedicated to the human relationship to nature and the color “green.” His works have been shown in Today's Yesterday: The 1st Anren Biennale, Anren, Chengdu, 2017; The New Normal, UCCA Beijing, 2017; and Spain Moving Images Festival, Madrid, 2018. He was nominated for the Porsche/Art021 Young Chinese Artist of the Year, 2017, and a finalist for the 10th Three Shadows Photography Award, 2018.