""My fascination with inflatable structures began when I realized how absurd, tender, and unstable they could be-all at once. Unlike rigid materials, inflatables breathe, wobble, collapse, and revive.""
""I see my practice as a playground of soft contradictions-between seriousness and silliness, desire and failure, monumentality and deflation. Many of my pieces are meant to be touched, entered, or even played with.""
Rong Bao creates inflatable sculptures using materials like PVC, silicone-coated fabrics, and nylon mesh. The artist finds inflatables intriguing because they embody absurdity, tenderness, and instability. Her alien-like creatures explore themes of humor, discomfort, and existential instability. Rong spends extensive time on each piece, involving a process of sketching, prototyping, testing, and fabricating. She aims to evoke emotional responses from viewers, balancing seriousness with silliness. Recently, she participated in a children’s TV program and is working on a commission for Harper's Bazaar China, incorporating culturally significant silk fabric.
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