Resonant Ground is a curatorial and creative platform formed in 2025 by Rowan Jones and Zhiying Chen, dedicated to exploring the relationship between sound, space and contemporary culture.
Working across performance, installation and exhibition design, Resonant Ground brings together musicians, visual artists and interdisciplinary practitioners to create site-responsive work that challenges traditional boundaries between art forms. The platform focuses on spatial thinking, embodied listening and creating public-facing experiences that invite audiences to encounter sound and art in new architectural and social contexts.
ABOUT THE CURATORS
ROWAN JONES
Rowan Jones is a London-based curator, musician and creative facilitator working across contemporary music, performance and outreach. As a clarinettist, they have performed with orchestras and ensembles across the UK, such as English National Opera and Opera North, including contemporary and experimental projects with Britten Pears Contemporary Ensemble, Mad Song Ensemble, London Ambient Orchestra, and outreach work with London Sinfonietta and Britten Pears Arts. Rowan has trained at the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Central Saint Martins and enjoys developing interdisciplinary projects that explores sound in relation to public space and identity.
ZHIYING CHEN
Zhiying Chen (Chaney) is a London-based spatial designer and curator working at the intersection of exhibition design, narrative environments and contemporary art. She has contributed to institutional and large-scale projects including exhibitions at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing), the TIME-MEDIUM exhibition (Jindezhen) and design work connected to the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture and COP27 China Exhibition Hall through PILLS Architects. Chaney is currently completing an MA Cities (Space Design) at Central Saint Martins.
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