[2] Hu's work often addresses themes and topics related to time, space, consciousness, and existence and draw upon specific and personal experiences.
[1] Her work has been collected by a number of institutions, including Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; M+, Hong Kong, and Power Station of Art, Shanghai.
[3] In October 2003, Hu began exhibiting with N12, a circle of twelve likely-minded artists who were all recent graduates of Central Academy of Fine Arts.
[3] Hu began working on a trilogy of solo exhibitions in 2015, beginning with Ant Bone, at Beijing Commune.
In Ant Bone, Hu explores contradiction and tension, taking inspiration from the ant—an insect of minuscule size but incredible strength, with a tough exoskeleton but delicate frame.