Ode to creativity

The show Nobody Knows Where features photographs and a paper collage by Christopher Doyle, and paintings and installations by Zhang Enli. Photos [Photo provided to China Daily]

Doyle, a 63-year-old Australian, has shot more than 70 films and has worked closely with renowned Chinese directors.

He has won awards at Cannes, Venice and other film festivals, including in China. His career highlights include working with celebrated Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-wai from the '80s to 2004.

He is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and French.

"People are familiar with the dreamy, fantastic visual expressions of Doyle through his films. Now his art is captured in an space created by Zhang Enli," Chang says.

Art curators Davide Quadrio and Shaway Yeh brought Zhang on board to present the joint show.

Quadrio, from Italy, has been active in Shanghai's contemporary art scene for more than a decade. He has worked at Aurora Museum since its opening in 2013.

Quadrio thought Doyle needed a partner to present an exhibition of his artwork, which consists of videos and a paper collage. He chose Zhang because of the artist's emphasis on the concept of space.