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About Me

Oct. 1979

Born in Shandong Province, China.

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…

2004-2009

Have been studied photography and art at Beijing Film Academy.

From 2020,

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

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

2023.03.30-04.02   

2023 ART EXPO, NEW YORK

2021.11.03-06   

2021 PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai

2020.01.25-09.20 

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

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.

2010

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

2007

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

2006

Pingyao International Photography Festival, China.

Lianzhou International Photo festival. China.

2005

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

2003

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

Solo Exhibition,798 Photography Gallery, Beijing

2002

“Miners”Solo Exhibition,Popular Photography Gallery, Beijing

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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