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About Me

Oct. 1979

Born in Shandong Province, China.

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1990-2004

Have been lived and worked in the coal-mine of Shandong as a miner. Began to photography since 2001 , And photographed the series of coal mine-themed works such as Miners ,The Residents of Mining Areas, The Sinking Mining Areas…

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2004-2009

Have been studied photography and art at Beijing Film Academy.

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From 2020,

Started to do the new project of Images in the Post-truth Era;

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Now living and working in New York and Beijing as an artist.

 

Selected Exhibitions:

2024.02.13-08.11   

"Coal + Ice" Photography Exhibition at Asia Society Museum, NY

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2023.03.30-04.02   

2023 ART EXPO, NEW YORK

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2021.11.03-06   

2021 PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai

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2020.01.25-09.20 

 “UNIFORM INTO THE WORK / OUT OF THE WORK”,MAST Foundation,Bologna Italy;

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2018   

"Coal + Ice" Photography Exhibition by Asia Society Center, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

 

2016

“Grain to Pixel-A Story of Photography in China, Shanghai Center of Photography, Shanghai

 

2015

“Oser la photographie : 50 ans d'une collection d'avant garde à Arles” Réattu Museum, Arles, France.

 

2014

Michael & Barbara Dennos Museum Center, Michigan, USA

"The 12th Shanghai International Photographic Art Exhibition", China Art Museum, Shanghai

 

2012

“Back and Forth” Solo Exhibition, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France.

 

2011

“Gueules Noires, Mineurs Du Monde”, Centre Minier de Faymoreau, France.

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2010

We Are the World”at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing

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2007

“Miners”Solo Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum Photo Gallery International, Tokyo

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2006

Pingyao International Photography Festival, China.

Lianzhou International Photo festival. China.

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2005

"ReGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow " at Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland

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2003

34th Rencontres d'Arles International Photography Festival, Arles, France.

Solo Exhibition,798 Photography Gallery, Beijing

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2002

“Miners”Solo Exhibition,Popular Photography Gallery, Beijing

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Collections:

Works have been collected by Musée de l’Elysée(Lausanne), Réattu Museum,Shanghai Art Museum,Shanghai Center of Photography, etc.

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