Self-Consciousness in Photography Practice
23rd June, 2019 Blank·Art Salon Vol.4
Artists often choose self-portraits as the imprint of the process of self-consciousness exploration. For photographer Qian Ruya, inviting strangers to explore intimate relationships is a breakthrough in self-awareness. While as an art historian and independent curator, He Yining questioned the relationship and difference between photography as a record of performance art and as an art piece. Furthermore, she also discussed how the practitioners (regardless of gender) face gender, race, power and other issues.
Qian Ruya
Qian Ruya is an independent photographer and artist. She was born in Suzhou and currently based in Shanghai, China. She finished her MFA in Photography in San Francisco Art Institute. She focuses her works on the expression of self-identification and the relationship between individuals and objects.
Self-Consciousness in Photography Practice
23rd June, 2019 Blank·Art Salon Vol.4
Artists often choose self-portraits as the imprint of the process of self-consciousness exploration. For photographer Qian Ruya, inviting strangers to explore intimate relationships is a breakthrough in self-awareness. While as an art historian and independent curator, He Yining questioned the relationship and difference between photography as a record of performance art and as an art piece. Furthermore, she also discussed how the practitioners (regardless of gender) face gender, race, power and other issues.
He Yining
He Yining is an art historian and curator of photography. After graduation in London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, she started to work as a researcher, writer, and curator specializing in contemporary photographic art in 2010. She principally focused her recent curatorial practices on how photography is able to freely straddle the boundaries of fine art, responding to and raising questions about contemporary and historical social issues through effective, diverse, and interdisciplinary means. Yining's exhibitions have been held in museums, art galleries, and photography festivals in China and Europe. Publications include Photography in the British Classroom, and The Port and the Image, among others.
Qian Ruya
Qian Ruya is an independent photographer and artist. She was born in Suzhou and currently based in Shanghai, China. She finished her MFA in Photography in San Francisco Art Institute. She focuses her works on the expression of self-identification and the relationship between individuals and objects. She was shortlisted in many different awards and prizes including Ivy Art 2016, Three Shadows Photography Award 2016, Elite Young Artists Program 2018 as well as FOTOFILMIC 2017 and 2018. Her works have been exhibited in many cities across China and North America.