( ) in the Mountain is an artist collective consisting of a group of friends who graduated from Dutch art academies. While facing the reality of our precarious  situations as international emerging artists, they were brought up out of a need for a space that allowed for growth. Our place welcomes what is often omitted, hidden, or swiped away, giving ourselves and others a space for the quiet, for all that often does not make its way to the forefront, as well as an attempt to bring our art practices closer to our daily lives. We were established in August 2022, and are currently based at De Besturing, an artist studio complex in the Hague, the Netherlands.

         

Sixin Zeng is an artist and designer based in The Hague. Her practice spans various media, including video installations, film, publications, and other visual ephemera, which she uses to share and narrate stories. These stories are often grasped from real-life facts and blended with fiction. Her frequently participatory works are driven by intrinsic considerations of the fragments of life she has experienced and the scraps she has received from other living beings, anonymous objects, and environments. These influences primarily lead her to explore themes of migration, diaspora, feminism, and related topics at the intersections of these themes, which have a significant impact on her as an individual.