Chen Zhe's work strives to represent, evoke and interconnect the universal experiences shared by individual lives. Her subjects often linger between the opposites: the body of pain and of relief, the twilight where day transits into night, and fate that is finite yet towards the eternal. Central to her practice are two interrelated actions: the act of “naming” in pursuit of potential comprehension, and the process of “rewriting”, acknowledging that complete comprehension is impossible. Spanning diverse mediums such as images, words, sculpture, and spatial installations, Chen Zhe’s practice often unfolds as long-term projects, with individual works annotating one another and collectively presenting an ongoing journey of discovery.
陈哲的创作试图描述、唤醒、连通那些个体生命所共享的普遍体验。她关注的主题往往摇摆于悖论之间:痛苦与解脱之间的身体、日与夜之间的黄昏、有限与永恒之间的命运。两个重要的动作始终贯穿于她的创作:为了追求可能的理解去“命名”,承认理解的有限性去“重写”。陈哲的实践常以长期项目的形式展开,跨越图像、语言、雕塑、空间装置等多样媒介,作品相互注脚,最终呈现为一个不断发现的过程。
Chen Zhe (b.1989, Beijing) received her BFA in Photography and Imaging from Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Her works has been exhibited at Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway (2022); UCCA Dune, Qinhuangdao (2021); Yokohama Triennale, Japan (2020); Plug In ICA, Canada (2020); Ming Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai (2020); Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (2019); White Rabbit Gallery, Australia (2019); the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Australia (2018); Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Japan (2018); Para Site, Hong Kong (2018); OCAT Shenzhen, Shenzhen (2018); Guangzhou Photo Triennial, Guangzhou (2017); Anren Biennale, Chengdu (2017); CAFA Art Museum, Beijing (2017); the 11th Shanghai Biennial, Shanghai (2016); Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai (2016); University of Toronto Art Centre, Canada (2014); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2013); Fotohof, Austria (2012); Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (2011) and more.
Chen Zhe is the recipient of the Inge Morath Award from the Magnum Foundation (2011), Three Shadows Award (2011), Lianzhou Festival Photographer of the Year Award (2012), Xitek New Talent Award (2015) and the Foam Talent (2018). She is also subject of TV documentary films Chinese Viewfinder (ARTE, France, 2013) and China Through the Lens of Youth (NHK, Japan, 2014). Her publication Bees & The Bearable was awarded the Best Photobook of the Year by Kassel Fotobookfestival in 2016.
陈哲,1989年生于北京,毕业于洛杉矶艺术中心设计学院,获摄影与图像学士学位。近年作品展出于利勒哈默尔美术馆(挪威 2022),UCCA沙丘美术馆(秦皇岛 2021),横滨三年展(日本 2020),Plug In ICA(加拿大 2020),明当代美术馆(上海 2020),巴登巴登国立美术馆(德国 2019),白兔美术馆(澳大利亚 2019),第9届亚太当代艺术三年展(澳大利亚 2018),东京都写真美术馆(日本 2018),Para Site艺术空间(香港 2018),OCAT当代艺术中心(深圳 2018),广州影像三年展(广州 2017),安仁双年展(成都 2017),中央美术学院美术馆(北京 2017),第11届上海双年展(上海 2016),民生现代美术馆(上海 2016),多伦多大学艺术中心(加拿大 2014),尤伦斯当代艺术中心(北京 2013),Fotohof艺廊(奥地利 2012),三影堂摄影艺术中心(北京 2011)等。
陈哲曾获赏玛格南基金会颁发的 Inge Morath 奖,三影堂摄影奖,连州摄影节新摄影奖,无忌新锐摄影奖和 FOAM Talent 摄影奖,并受邀参与法国 ARTE 电视台纪录片《镜头下的中国》和日本 NHK 电视台纪录片《青年摄影师眼中的中国》。她的出版物《蜜蜂 & 可承受的》获得卡塞尔摄影书节2016年度摄影书奖。
陈哲的创作试图描述、唤醒、连通那些个体生命所共享的普遍体验。她关注的主题往往摇摆于悖论之间:痛苦与解脱之间的身体、日与夜之间的黄昏、有限与永恒之间的命运。两个重要的动作始终贯穿于她的创作:为了追求可能的理解去“命名”,承认理解的有限性去“重写”。陈哲的实践常以长期项目的形式展开,跨越图像、语言、雕塑、空间装置等多样媒介,作品相互注脚,最终呈现为一个不断发现的过程。
Chen Zhe (b.1989, Beijing) received her BFA in Photography and Imaging from Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Her works has been exhibited at Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway (2022); UCCA Dune, Qinhuangdao (2021); Yokohama Triennale, Japan (2020); Plug In ICA, Canada (2020); Ming Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai (2020); Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (2019); White Rabbit Gallery, Australia (2019); the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Australia (2018); Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Japan (2018); Para Site, Hong Kong (2018); OCAT Shenzhen, Shenzhen (2018); Guangzhou Photo Triennial, Guangzhou (2017); Anren Biennale, Chengdu (2017); CAFA Art Museum, Beijing (2017); the 11th Shanghai Biennial, Shanghai (2016); Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai (2016); University of Toronto Art Centre, Canada (2014); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2013); Fotohof, Austria (2012); Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (2011) and more.
Chen Zhe is the recipient of the Inge Morath Award from the Magnum Foundation (2011), Three Shadows Award (2011), Lianzhou Festival Photographer of the Year Award (2012), Xitek New Talent Award (2015) and the Foam Talent (2018). She is also subject of TV documentary films Chinese Viewfinder (ARTE, France, 2013) and China Through the Lens of Youth (NHK, Japan, 2014). Her publication Bees & The Bearable was awarded the Best Photobook of the Year by Kassel Fotobookfestival in 2016.
陈哲,1989年生于北京,毕业于洛杉矶艺术中心设计学院,获摄影与图像学士学位。近年作品展出于利勒哈默尔美术馆(挪威 2022),UCCA沙丘美术馆(秦皇岛 2021),横滨三年展(日本 2020),Plug In ICA(加拿大 2020),明当代美术馆(上海 2020),巴登巴登国立美术馆(德国 2019),白兔美术馆(澳大利亚 2019),第9届亚太当代艺术三年展(澳大利亚 2018),东京都写真美术馆(日本 2018),Para Site艺术空间(香港 2018),OCAT当代艺术中心(深圳 2018),广州影像三年展(广州 2017),安仁双年展(成都 2017),中央美术学院美术馆(北京 2017),第11届上海双年展(上海 2016),民生现代美术馆(上海 2016),多伦多大学艺术中心(加拿大 2014),尤伦斯当代艺术中心(北京 2013),Fotohof艺廊(奥地利 2012),三影堂摄影艺术中心(北京 2011)等。
陈哲曾获赏玛格南基金会颁发的 Inge Morath 奖,三影堂摄影奖,连州摄影节新摄影奖,无忌新锐摄影奖和 FOAM Talent 摄影奖,并受邀参与法国 ARTE 电视台纪录片《镜头下的中国》和日本 NHK 电视台纪录片《青年摄影师眼中的中国》。她的出版物《蜜蜂 & 可承受的》获得卡塞尔摄影书节2016年度摄影书奖。