Jiamin Zhu: Secret Garden
April 11 - May 16, 2026
We are pleased to present Secret Garden, a solo exhibition by Seattle-based photographer Jiamin Zhu. Working at the intersection of fashion, fantasy, and portraiture, Zhu transforms her subjects into dreamlike figures that exist between reality and imagination. Drawing inspiration from childhood memories, fairytales, and inner emotional landscapes, her work explores themes of beauty, illusion, and transformation.
Through elaborate styling, digital photography, and painterly post-processing, each image becomes a portal—an invitation to step into a world shaped by the artist’s inner child.
Jiamin Zhu is also the featured artist behind the official playbill and poster for the Ojak Bridge Art & Dance Festival 2024, themed 'Scheherazade: One Thousand and One Nights'. Her work expands beyond photography into cinematic storytelling and visual world-building.
This exhibition is presented in alignment with the upcoming Ojak Watch Party on April 19, creating a dialogue between visual art and performance, and offering audiences a deeper glimpse into the dreamlike universe connecting both.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
In conjunction with the Ojak Watch Party
April 19, 2026 at Central Cinema
From image to performance, from fantasy to stage.
For Zhu, photography is both experiment and therapy. Each piece reimagines the familiar, revealing hidden narratives within seemingly ordinary portraits.
Secret Garden invites viewers to pause, to dream, and to rediscover the magic of seeing beyond the visible.
Read more about the exhibition on our blog:
https://www.galleryb612.com/post/gallery-b612-metamorphosis-secret-garden
Floral / Beauty
A celebration of softness, femininity, and fleeting beauty.
These works draw from nature—flowers, petals, and organic forms—to create quiet, intimate moments suspended in time.
Featured Works:
The Girl with the Orange Dahlias
Seattle’s First Blossom
A Fairy’s Nap
Myth / Fantasy
Figures emerge as empresses, goddesses, and mythical beings—existing in a world beyond reality.
These works expand portraiture into narrative, transforming identity into legend.
Featured Works:
The Empress
Elven Moon Goddess
Moon Mermaid
Illusion / Philosophy
A deeper, more introspective body of work exploring perception, impermanence, and illusion.
Inspired by poetic and philosophical ideas, these images question what is real and what is merely reflected.
Featured Work:
Image in the Mirror, Moon in the Water