The 2nd China Chengdu Pengzhen Photography Week "Small Town Adventure" was grandly opened in Pengzhen Old Street, Shuangliu District.
On December 29th, the 2nd China Chengdu Pengzhen Photography Week "Small Town Adventure" opened in Pengzhen Old Street, Shuangliu District. At the opening ceremony, Zhou Hongbin, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Shuangliu District, Chengdu, welcomed all photographers, guests and enthusiasts who participated in this photography week, and thanked all sectors of society for their support for the development of cultural tourism in Pengzhen. He emphasized the important role of photography in cultural inheritance and innovation, and expressed his expectation and confidence in promoting Pengzhen's cultural tourism brand through the Photography Week.
Zhou Hongbin, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Shuangliu District, Chengdu, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.
Hu Wen, deputy secretary-general of the Sichuan Photographers Association and head of the association, mentioned in his speech that the photography week not only effectively improves the public's artistic appreciation through various image activities, but also injects new vitality into the development of photography art in Sichuan, so that photography culture can enter the homes of ordinary people.
Hu Wen, deputy secretary-general and resident director of Sichuan Photographers Association, delivered a speech.
Zhu Xianmin, consultant of the Chinese Photographers Association and honorary chairman of the China Art Photography Society, announced the opening of the "2nd China Chengdu Pengzhen Photography Week".
Zhu Xianmin, consultant of the Chinese Photographers Association and honorary chairman of the China Art Photography Society, announced the opening.
Zhao Hongchuan, first-level inspector of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Yu Xin, second-level inspector, Zhong Xiaoling, secretary-general and second-level inspector of the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Yang Xiaoyang, secretary of the party group and chairman of the Chengdu Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Zhou Hongbin, deputy director of the Shuangliu District People's Congress, attended the opening ceremony.
Na Risong, the curator of this year's Pengzhen Photography Week, told reporters that the works of this photography week bring together photographers from different regions and different backgrounds, which is not only an exhibition, but also an international exchange platform and cross-border cultural and artistic presentation. With the theme of "Small Town Adventure", the photography week includes organizing and planning the first "reality show" in the domestic photography industry, five major photography exhibitions, "fireside night chat" and other colorful activities, which have attracted great attention from photographers and tourists at home and abroad.
Under the leadership of curator Na Risong and artistic director Wang Qi, leaders and guests visited the exhibition
Seven photographers who participated in the first "reality show" in the photography industry, Yang Yankang, Da Wa Yangjin, Zhang Xulong, Liu Li, Yan Zhigang, Luo Xian, and De Ge Jinfu settled in Pengzhen for 7 days to create photography. The unique style of video works created by them in seven days disseminates the story of Pengzhen and shows the profound historical and cultural heritage of Shuangliu.
The five major photography exhibitions cover a variety of themes and styles, including the Latin American photography exhibition "Between Past and Present: Photography from Cusco 1895-1945" at Liuhe Art Space in Pengzhen, the "Being and Death" exhibition of Ai Jinting Video Exhibition, the "Sichuan Folk Residence" exhibition of Li Yuxiang's ancient architectural photography series, the retrospective exhibition of the late photographer and critic Zhang Qian (Linz) "Pleated Skirt and Gospel Valley", the famous Korean curator Yoo Eun-k's curated "Jindalai Photo Studio", and the exhibition of each sub-exhibition "Small Town Adventure" Theme Exhibition: Yang Yankang, Degojinf, Yongfeng Street Street;Yan Zhigang, Zhang Xulong, Yongfeng Street, Yuanxiang Bookstore;Liu Li, Yongfeng Street, Yongfeng Tea House;Luo Xian, Mashiba Street, Liujia Mill Tea Shop;Dawa Yangjin, the whole area of Peng Town. In addition, works are displayed along Wing Fung Street and New Street.
On-site visitors
This year's photography week is guided by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Literature and Art, hosted by Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, Chengdu Federation of Literature and Art, and the people of Chengdu Shuangliu District. The exhibition will be on view from December 29, 2023 to January 5, 2024.
Photographers' works on display
Dawa Yangjin
Young photographer born and raised in pastoral areas
Dawa Yangjin, born in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, has lived and worked in his hometown pastoral area for a long time in the past, and has been creating mainly words and images in this period, and his representative work is "Kasuo". He won the 5th China Minority Young Photographer Grant Award, and recently moved to Shanghai, where he couldn't help but miss his hometown when he walked his roommate's dog in the community. vv
v work "If there is no color".
These ** were filmed during my seven-day stay in Pengzhen, which was not an easy task for me, and the city life full of fireworks was very far away from my upbringing. But at the end of the day, no matter where the shooting is taken, the recorder itself is the same. The name of this black-and-white film photography project is taken from The Diamond Sutra, which I see as a visual weekly diary that captures Peng Zhen through the eyes of a stranger in a colorless way. These different slices are printed on square rice paper, like wind horses in Tibet, hoping that they will melt into the ancient town with my memories in the wind and rain. ”
Dygokinv
A famous young photographer and a folk singer in the photography circle "Xiao An".
Degokinv, Mongolian, Beijinger, photographer, graduated from the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy, the Institute of Art Studies of Nihon University, and the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, with a doctorate in art, and is currently teaching at Beijing University of Technology. In 2015, he won the Young Photographer Funding Award of the 1st "Hometown Road" China Minority Photographer Award. In terms of creation, he has been shooting portraits of ethnic minorities in Hulunbuir area of Inner Mongolia for a long time, and his representative works are "Grassland Photo Studio" and "New Grassland Photo Studio". In addition, Degokiv is also a folk singer, who wrote and published songs under the stage name "Xiao An", and published two personal **, representative works "Poems for Yu Knot" and "Beauty". vv
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Liu Li
A maverick female photographer and a photographer of local culture
Liu Li lives in Chengdu. In 2015, her work "Wang Jinzhuang's Woman with Little Feet" won the 9th "Human Contribution Award" Annual Competition Life Customs Literature Award"Grassroots Opera Troupe - Defenders of Local Culture" won the 8th Sichuan Bashu Literature and Art Award. In 2016, his work "Grassroots Opera Troupe" won the "Xu Xiaobing Cup" China Documentary Photography Award. In 2018, his work "The Other Side of the Mountain" won the 2nd China Ethnographic Chronicle Gold Collection Award. In 2019, his work "Country Opera Troupe" was shortlisted for the nomination project of the 7th Hou Dengke Documentary Photography Award Jury. In 2020, his work "Rural Opera Troupe" won the 3rd China National Video Chronicle Gold Collection Award. vv
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Luo Xian.
A professional photographer who shoots documentary ** like a "dream".
Luo Xian is a freelance photographer based in Shenzhen. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Television Production from the University of Westminster, UK, a Master of European Film Studies from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and studied at the Department of Film and Audiovisual at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France). She studied art photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in the United States, where she received the Rita Hillman Award of Excellence. His works have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography Museum, the Rencontres d'Arles Festival in France, and have been published in The Guardian, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and American Photography. His awards include the Magnum First International Photography Award, the LensCulture** Award and the Outstanding Photographer Award at the Pingyao International Photography Festival. vv
vYan Zhigang
He is a famous photographer who shoots while walking, and the founder of the "Street Photography China" project
Yan Zhigang is a freelance photographer, curator, and photography expert. Yan Zhigang has more than 30 years of professional experience in photography, from photography, editing, event planning and image collection, through the first era of print media, portals and mobile Internet, has been active in the news scene, photography editing and industrial operation frontline. In the 90s of the last century, he was known as one of China's most cutting-edge photographers, and later served as a number of professional visual directors, assistant editors-in-chief and CEOs. In 2016, he founded the "Street Photography China" photography activity brand through the Internet, committed to the organization and promotion of Chinese street photography, and has launched large-scale street photography activities in more than a dozen cities and towns across the country in combination with local resources. More than 300 sessions have been held to popularize photography knowledge through live webcasts throughout the year (Douyin: Master Yan), and the traffic of the whole network has exceeded 50+ billion. vv
vYang Yankang
A famous photographer who drank and sang and regarded photography as a "religion".
Yang Yankang, a freelance photographer, is one of the most influential documentary photographers in China. He has worked and lived in Shenzhen for many years and now lives in Chengdu. In 2005 and 2009, Yang Yankang won the Henri Nannen Preis Photography Award in GermanyIn 2001 and 2002, he was awarded the "Most Influential Photographer in China" twiceIn 20021, he won the annual ** award of Shandong Yipin International Photography Festival;In 2002, he won the Best Foreign Photographer Award at the First Dongjiang International Photography Festival in South KoreaIn 2007, he won the first Sha Fei Photography;In 2012, he won the Xu Xiaobing Collection Award. vv
v Zhang Xulong is a famous "photo" photographer and "the first person to photograph Polaroids in China".
Zhang Xulong, a famous Chinese body portrait artist, Polaroid video artist, representative work "Tongali *** Technique Photo", China's first Polaroid 20 24 camera hand-held person. In 1999, he won the third Chinese portrait photography "Ten Masterpieces". In August 2002, "Tongali *** Technique Photo" was published by the People's Fine Arts Publishing House. In December 2003, he was awarded the 2003 Chinese Portrait Photography Best Contribution Award. May 2004, special report of "match en China" in Paris, France. March 2015, "White Day" Polaroid Exhibition at Place M Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. In February 2017, he served as a lecturer at Polaroid Polaroid in China. vv
vPhotography itself is an adventure
What new vitality and thinking will the 2nd China Chengdu Pengzhen Photography Week "Small Town Adventure" reality show bring us?This winter, let the art of photography and Pengzhen culture shine with her unique light.
Sichuan Pictorial reporter Chen Junxi photo report.
Edited by Huang Fangli
Second instance Chen Xuejun
Reviewed by Li Chunlin.