刘怀谦 (Liu Huaiqian)
From Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Currently residing in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Email: 6ricvision@gmail.com Phone: +31(06)34436260
Richard Liu is a visual artist and storyteller based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His artistic media include photography, archives, performance art, non-fiction short films, and recipe collections. He focuses on the identity, emotional and spiritual affiliations of local and cross-border migrants, and the liminal states within spaces. In his practice, he navigates through various forms of borders, speculatively searching for traces of war and colonial history, while also delving into personal and collective memories through the creation of food and collection of recipes.
Educational Background
Bachelor of Fine Arts - ArtEZ University of the Arts (AKI), Enschede, Netherlands
DAI Dutch Art Institute 2025-2027
Awards & Nominations
2024, Selected for the longlist of the 2025 FORMAT International Photography Festival
2023, Winner of the Kunpeng Award at the 23rd Pingyao International Photography Festival
2023, Selected for NAFI FUTURE "Star Picker Program" and awarded "Star of the Year"
2023, Finalist at the Rotterdam Photo Festival
2022, Finalist at the Miami New Media Festival
Exhibition Experience
2024 Open Studio Het Wilde Weten - Rotterdam, Netherlands
2024 "Approaching a Common Body" - New Youth Experimental Art Biennale, Taoxichuan Art Museum, Jingdezhen, China
2023 "Natural Growth" - Nature Art ( CQ. JGB ) Space, Chinese Youth Photography Group Exhibition, Natural Growth (King Kong Stele) Art Museum
2023 23rd PIP Pingyao International Photography Festival Young Chinese Photographer Promotion Plan, - Shanxi Pingyao, China
2023 "Star Picker Program" Exhibition Area - Nanjing International Art Fair, Jiangsu Nanjing, China
2023 Bonjour Art Book Fair "Quadrant of Books" - Langyuan Vintage, Beijing, China
2022 HKU Mafa Temporary Take_over - Casco, Utrecht, Netherlands
2022 "Hybrid Dialogues" - Miami New Media Festival: Civility Vs. Violence, Punt WG， Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022 "Night Walk" - Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg, Austria
2022 "Further Sceneries" - Gao Fan Photography Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2019 Pingyao International Photography Festival - Pingyao Ancient Textile Factory, Shanxi Pingyao, China
2019 Lishui International Photography Festival - Lishui Photography Museum, Zhejiang Lishui, China
Publications, Writings & Interviews
2023 Lost, Lost, Lost by Unfamiliar Publishing 2023,
2023 Interview - ArtCM,
2023 Interview in Digital Photography (November Issue) - Between Contemporary Art and Contemporary Cities,
2025 Interview in Metropolis M n4 2025, Graduation 2025 edition.