On the evening of February 24, news of the passing of young photographer and poet Ren Hang was posted on social media. Later, many people in the art circle responded to and mourned the news on their own media. , some friends in the circle who know Ren Hang well said that Ren Hang chose to commit suicide due to depression. Have you ever heard about Ren Hang’s personal photography works? Below is an exhibition of photographer Ren Hang’s personal information and works. Welcome to read it. Personal information of photographer Ren Hang
Ren Hang was born in Changchun, Jilin in 1987 and graduated from Communication University of China in 2010. Currently lives and works in Beijing. He has held solo and group exhibitions in many contemporary art institutions at home and abroad, including Three Shadows +3 Gallery, Shanghai Power Station of Art, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Stockholm Oriental Museum, Three Shadows Photography Art Center, and the First Beijing International Photography Festival Annual exhibition, Groningen Museum, and has been invited to participate in the Arles Photography Festival in France many times.
As a prolific photographic artist, a large number of Ren Hang’s works show his curiosity and exploration of liberating the limits of the body. He can easily capture all kinds of strange shapes and expressions in his lens, and he can sensitively capture them. All exaggerated, absurd, extreme and other physical behaviors that challenge the visual and psychological bottom line.
The bodies captured in the picture have a strong sense of form. Whether they are warm or raw, they are never disturbed or restricted by space, region, thought or morality.
Therefore, we will definitely not see the word "taboo" in Ren Hang's creative dictionary. The twisted bodies and simple and strange expressions of the young boys and girls in the lens present a strong tension, which also provides the work with More narrative and dramatic meaning have also become the photographer's most unique temperament.
Ren Hang’s distinctive and frank personality is completely reflected in his artistic expression through the camera lens, which is more like his declaration of independence to the world; regardless of whether we decide to accept it at the moment, we have to admit that it is also a way to watch life and Another window into yourself. Photographer Ren Hang's personal exhibition
People call Ren Hang a soft pornographic photo photographer. The word "soft porn" comes from the English softcore pornography, which some people also call "soft porn". Different from what people usually call pornography, soft pornography does not contain excessive and heavy-tasting images, but there are still nudity parts in the works. ?
"Maybe it's because some extreme or heavy-tongued pictures have not made me a fan of Ren Hang. I like his unique perspective or straightforward expression, but it is undeniable. In his viewfinder, people and people It seems that people's limbs can become interesting. Because it is probably a relief for him to die from depression, but it is really a pity and a bit sad for me. I hope that the next life will be safe and happy, and I can also have your sun. ”
"The visual impact when I saw Ren Hang's works for the first time a few years ago
I will read his poems when I have free time
I am not qualified to evaluate whether they are vulgar or artistic.
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"If death is more pleasant than living, that's okay."
"You are really free."
In 1987, Ren Hang was born in Jilin Province, China, and was only 30 years old. The most well-known of Ren Hang's works is that the naked bodies of his friends are organized and staged in his works. Although this is the most controversial part of his works, many comments have called Ren Hang soft porn. Photo photographer. The word comes from the English softcore pornography. Different from the previous definition of pornography, soft pornography does not include too many multiple tastes and extreme images. However, in Ren Hang's works, there are still exposed parts of the human body.
Poster for Ren Hang’s solo exhibition at the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Picture: Courtesy of the Museum
The mixed scenes of cities and suburbs in Ren Hang’s works are a metaphor for the increasingly urbanized generation after 2000. They seem to be playing hide and seek, which is the return of the body to nature. In these photographs, the themes expressed are seemingly casual but full of excitement and provocation, hinting at the love and playful energy field between Ren Hang and his close friends and associates.
Ren Hang’s works have participated in group exhibitions in important art museums and galleries around the world, and he has also collaborated with many fashion magazines many times. In the spring of 2015, Ren Hang's work appeared on the cover of the famous photography publication "Aperture" magazine. The theme of the current issue was "Queer" (translated as queer, used to collectively refer to social groups who do not identify with their biological gender).
As can be seen on Ren Hang’s personal website, Ren Hang’s solo exhibitions are still ongoing at the Foam Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. The new book "REN HANG" published by the famous TASCHEN publishing house collects the artist's works from 2008 to 2015. The exhibition "Beardless Beauty" by Ren Hang and Li Xinjian at the King & Wood Mallesons Art Center in Beijing is also underway.
The top text on Ren Hang’s Weibo is still about the recruitment of photographic subjects, and the latest update was on February 23. Ren Hang posted a group of photos he created for the Malaysian version of L' Photo taken by OFFICIEL magazine.
Nowadays, many people who are familiar with Ren Hang are lamenting and saddening that on January 27 this year, Ren Hang posted a suicidal text on Weibo.
The following are the poems written by Ren Hang during his lifetime. We use these words to commemorate the deceased.
"Love"
We are always lost,
As if there is no place for us in this world
"Love"
My kisses are so fine that they can be connected into lines, like
swimming on your trembling body like a snake
Every rugged rock, then you become
into a snake, I become a rock, and then I
We all become snakes, entangled together, and I
>They all turned into rocks, hitting each other.
The room is covered with our fingerprints.
Those fingerprints continue to expand and turn into circles.
The rings turn into mazes. . We
are lost with the whole world.
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