From “The Remedy” to “Ancient Prescriptions”, and now to “Medi-Chip” (the artwork uses aluminum blister packs as a medium), it is apparent that Zhang Yanzi is familiar with artistic expression methods from a medical perspective. In this series of work, the artist uses empty aluminum blister packs as the base for her art. Through repeated ink rubbing and dozens of applications using thin-layering technique, she portrays layers of dense ink patches as if they are microarrays on computer chips. The focus of “Medi-Chip” shifts from the individual to society as the reflection on information technology that exudes the anxiety towards the “post-digital era”.

從「止痛貼」到「中藥冊頁」再到《空芯片》，顯然，章燕紫對於從醫藥角度切入藝術表達的方式熟稔於心。在這個系列作品中，藝術家利用吃剩的
膠囊的鋁板，通過不斷重複的水墨拓印和幾十遍的薄積法，層層疊疊積墨積色，仿佛芯片的微陣列。《空芯片》的視角焦點也從以往對個體生命的關
注轉移到對社會身體、信息智能的思索，流露出一種對「後智能時代」的焦慮。