Yao Qingmei

Yao Qingmei is a China-born artist, born in 1982 in Zhejiang, who lives and works in Paris. Her work spans performance, video and installation. She was an Art Explora resident in Tirana in 2026, developing The Dream Castle, a project about lucid dreaming in the former private space of Enver Hoxha, inspired by Ismail Kadare's novel The Palace of Dreams. Her work has been shown at institutions including Centre Pompidou and Whitechapel Gallery.