PERCEPTUALFIELD
REIA JUANSHANG ZHANG
TO SEE IS TO BECOME PART OF WHAT IS SEEN.
1. CONNECTOR
BUILDING SPACES FOR THINKING
Over eight terms I founded and led a Philosophy Club that grew into a living network of thought.
The four-module, thirty-five-lesson curriculum I created has now been shared with more than ten schools, reaching over 300 students — and its influence continues to expand.
Through lessons, discussions, and the Cockscomb Interdisciplinary Forum, this platform aims to cultivate a community where young thinkers can ground philosophy and various disciplines to life, and continue to be intellectually active and curious.
Curating dialogues that connect philosophy, art, sports, and our collective experiences.
2. CURATOR
SEEING THROUGH ART
Exploring how art reveals perception, culture, and self.
To me, curating is a form of philosophy — a way of thinking through space, light, paintings, and interactions.
Here, I will explore how artworks refine our perceptions, making thought visible and meaning both revealed and co-created. From research on art, ink painting and phenomenology, to cross-cultural exhibitions and artist conversations, this section reflects how art shapes thought, and how artworks broaden our ways of seeing the world.
3. WRITER
THINKING THROUGH WORDS
Exploring philosophy through essays on art, mind, and perception.
Writing is where I slow down, follow, and record my thoughts.
Each essay pursues my train of thought linking philosophy, art and phenomenology—from ethics and aesthetics to technology and spirit.
Through rigorous philosophical arguments, perception here does not fade into a private abstraction, but become a clearly articulated human experience.
These essays aren’t exercises; they’re explorations of how words can think—how language shapes what we see, and how reflection becomes a form of creation.
4. PRACTITIONER
THINKING THROUGH THE BODY
Eight years of triathlon has taught me that understanding is not found on a watch or a screen, but is found in embodied experience itself.
Beyond health, endurance, and resilience, triathlon has become a way of knowing—where the body sees the world through rhythm, resistance, and flow.
In each race, my effort is translated into an awareness, turning movement into a quiet philosophy of perception and presence.
Eight years of triathlon as a philosophy of endurance and presence.
Reia Juanshang Zhang Triathlon Awards List
· 2020 Yangtze River Delta Youth Triathlon Challenge, U11 Female，1st place
· 2021 Great Glory Shanghai Youth Triathlon Race，U13 Female，1st place
· 2022 Chongming Changxing Island Youth Triathlon Challenge，U15 Female，4th place
· 2023. 9 Yangtze River Delta Youth Triathlon Challenge，U15 Female，1st place
· 2023.10 Shanghai Youth Triathlon Open，U15 Female，1st place
· 2023.10 Chongqing Changshou Lake National Triathlon Champions Cup Series Final，U15
Female，13th place
· 2024 Xiamen Triathlon Open，Female，2nd place
