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handcolored silver gelatin print

East Village 1994.3 by Rong Rong is a gelatin silver print capturing an evocative moment in a stark, dimly lit room. This black-and-white photograph, characteristic of Rong Rong’s documentation of the East Village artists' community in Beijing, presents a solitary pair of shoes positioned on a simple wooden floor near a window. The dim light filters through a partially open curtain, casting shadows and adding to the melancholic atmosphere. The photograph conveys a sense of absence and quiet introspection, encapsulating the minimalist aesthetic and raw emotional resonance typical of Rong Rong's work. The empty shoes symbolize a presence once there, an intimate narrative of solitude, reflecting the artist's perspective on life within the avant-garde community of the 1990s.

Rong Rong (China, 1968) is a contemporary photographer renowned for his evocative black-and-white images documenting Beijing's East Village art scene in the 1990s. His work captures the raw essence of urban transformation and the avant-garde performances of that era. In 2007, he co-founded the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing, China's first institution dedicated to contemporary photography.

Rong Rong

East village 1994.3, 1994

Name: East village 1994.3, 1994
SKU: 1318

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PhotographyPhotography is the process of creating an image on light sensitive materials. The image is produced by using a camera, which has a lens that focuses on light either reflected or emitted from an object. These visible wavelengths are used to reproduce the image seen.

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silver gelatin print - photograph

silver gelatin print - photographA silver gelatin print is a type of photographic print made using the silver process. In this process, photographic materials such as black and white films and printing papers are coated with a light-sensitive emulsion of silver salts suspended in gelatin. This emulsion is applied to a support, which could be flexible plastic, glass, resin-coated paper, or baryta paper. The materials are light-sensitive and remain stable under normal storage conditions, making them ideal for long-term preservation.

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East village 1994.3, 1994

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I thought that art should be free.
- Rong Rong

Rong Rong (b. 1968 China) is a Chinese contemporary photographer known for his evocative black-and-white photographs that document the transformation of Beijing's urban landscape and the Chinese avant-garde art scene. As one of the pioneering figures in Chinese contemporary photography, Rong Rong’s work captures the rapidly changing environment of China in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His early work, particularly the "East Village" series, documents the lives and performances of experimental artists in Beijing's East Village, an area that became a hub for avant-garde art in the 1990s. Rong Rong's images are marked by their intimate and raw quality, often depicting the tension between tradition and modernity, decay and growth. In collaboration with his wife, Inri, Rong Rong has also explored themes of identity, nature, and the human condition through their joint projects. Together, they founded the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing, the first art space in China dedicated solely to photography, making significant contributions to the development of contemporary photography in China. (Artist website)

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Performance Art is a genre of fine art that is traditionally interdisciplinary, involving various art forms. It can be scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated, spontaneous, or meticulously planned, with or without audience participation. Performance Art can be presented live or through media, with the artist either present or absent. It typically involves four basic elements: space, the performer’s body or presence through a medium, time, and the relationship between performer and audience. The artwork consists of actions performed by an individual or group in a specific time and space.

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Rong Rong

East village 1994.3, 1994

150 x 100 cm

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