Ren Hang's Personal Body Photography Works

On the evening of February 24th, the news of the death of Ren Hang, a young photographer and poet, was uploaded on social media, and then many people in the art circle responded and mourned the news from their media. Some friends in Ren Hang's circle said that Ren Hang committed suicide because of depression. Do you know Ren Hang's private photography? The following is a profile exhibition of photographer Ren Hang. Please refer to.

Photographer Ren Hang Ren Hang, 1987 was born in Changchun, Jilin, and graduated from Communication University of China in 20 10. Now living and working in Beijing. He has held solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in many contemporary art institutions at home and abroad, including Sanyingtang +3 Gallery, Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Stockholm Oriental Museum, Sanyingtang Photography Art Center, the first Beijing International Photography Biennale, Groningen Museum, etc., and has been invited to participate in the French arles Photography Festival many times.

As a prolific photographer, Ren Hang showed his curiosity and exploration of liberating the limits of the body in a large number of works. His lens is free from all kinds of strange shapes and expressions, and sensitively captures all physical behaviors that challenge the visual and psychological bottom line, such as exaggeration, absurdity and limit.

The bodies that take pictures have a strong sense of form. Whether warm or simple, they have never been disturbed or restricted by space, region, thought and morality.

Therefore, we can't see the word "taboo" in Ren Hang's creative dictionary. The twisted bodies and simple and peculiar expressions of boys and girls in the lens show strong tension, which also provides more narrative and dramatic significance for the work and becomes the most unique temperament of photographers.

Ren Hang's frank personality is completely reflected in artistic expression through the camera lens, which is more like his declaration of independence to the world; Whether we decide to accept it now or not, we have to admit that this is another window to observe life and know ourselves.

Photographer Ren Hang's solo exhibition people call Ren Hang a soft porn photographer. The word "soft porn" comes from English soft porn, and some people call it "soft porn". Different from what people usually call pornography, soft pornography does not contain too many images with heavy taste, but there are still exposed parts in the works. ?

"It may be because some extreme or heavy pictures have not become Ren Hangfen, but it is undeniable that I like his unique perspective or straightforward expression. In his viewfinder, it seems that human limbs can become interesting. Because leaving him is probably a relief for depression, a pity for me and a little sad. May the afterlife be peaceful and happy, and I can have your sun. "

"The visual impact when I first saw Ren Hang's works a few years ago.

I will read his poems when I am free.

Vulgarity or art are not qualified to make any evaluation.

It doesn't matter if death is happier than living.

It is really free. "

1987, Ren Hang was born in Jilin province, China, at the age of 30. What is most widely known in Ren Hang's works is that his friends' naked limbs are organized and posed in his works. Although this is the most controversial part of his works, many critics call Ren Hang a soft porn photographer. This word comes from English softcore porn. Different from the previous definition of pornography, soft pornography does not include images with too many flavors and excessive stimulation. However, in Ren Hang's works, there are still naked parts of the human body.

Poster of Ren Hang's solo exhibition at Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo: Thanks to the museum

The mixed scenes of cities and suburbs in Ren Hang's works symbolize the increasingly urbanized generation after 2000. They seem to be playing hide-and-seek and returning to nature. In these photos, the theme expressed seems casual, but full of excitement and teasing, suggesting the energy field of love and fun between Ren Hang and his close friends and partners.

Ren Hang's works have participated in group exhibitions of important art galleries and galleries around the world, and have cooperated with many fashion magazines for many times. In the spring of 20 15, Ren Hang's works appeared on the cover of the famous photography publication "Aperture", and the theme of this issue is "queer" (translated as queer, used to collectively refer to social groups that are inconsistent with their own physiological gender).

As can be seen from Ren Hang's personal website, Ren Hang's solo exhibition is still held in the Foam Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Ren Hang, a new book published by the famous TASCHEN Publishing House, contains artists' works from 2008 to 20 15. The exhibition "Extra Beauty" by Ren Hang and Li Xinjian is also being held in Jindu Art Center.

Ren Hang Weibo's Top is still about recruiting subjects, but the latest update stayed on February 23rd, and Ren Hang sent a group of photos he took for Malaysian edition of L 'Official magazine.

Nowadays, many people who are familiar with Ren Hang lament and feel sad that this year1October 27th, 65438, Ren Hang published a suicide article in Weibo.

The following is a poem written by Ren Hang before his death. We use these words to mourn the dead.

love

We're lost,

As if the world doesn't exist at all.

Where we live.

love

My kiss can be tightly connected in a line, like

Swimming on your trembling body like a snake.

Every reef, and then you change.

Become a snake, I become a rock, and then I

The children became snakes, intertwined, and I

The children turned to stones and collided with each other.

Our fingerprints are all over the room, so

Some fingerprints keep expanding and become a circle.

Circle the year and turn it into a maze. I

The child lost the whole world.

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