LI JUN
"Trapped 2"
《受困 2》
Solo Photography Exhibition:
Exhibition Dates: Jan 15 - Feb 15, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday Jan 15, 5 - 8 pm
m97 Gallery is pleased to present “Trapped”, a solo photography exhibition of large color portraits by Chengdu-based photographer Li Jun.
Li Jun’s new “Trapped 2” color photographs are an extension from his first body of black-and-white portraits (“Trapped”), where the photographer documented the isolation and aspirations of amateur Sichuan Opera performers, often with characters in full dress exiting backstage, bringing a fleeting sense of emotion to the photographer’s works and the lives of his subjects. Li Jun’s “Trapped 2” color photographs further explores the sentiment and isolation of the individual trapped within the many layers of society and the human condition. Unlike other approaches to portraiture, Li Jun’s photographs do not portray the expression of the face, but focus on the body language of his subjects to bring the viewer a more estranged sense of physical, emotional or psychological isolation and entrapment.
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Deliberately facing away from the camera, the subjects seem to be rejecting the connection with the artist and the outside world, and in turn resisting the viewer, giving the photographs a guarded sense of human sorrow, loss, shame, frustration or anger. As the artist says: “I hope that these color photographs are closer to the various layers of reality than my previous black and white work. The photographs still maintain their physical meaning – bunched up, stuck together, and sturdy, but with a more fragile and wounded inner core. “
Born in Chongqing, Li Jun first studied at the Chongqing Normal University - College of Literature and Journalism, then turned his attention to photography. He Worked at the photography department - Central Academy of Fine Arts. He now works and lives in Chengdu.
For additional information, please contact m97 Gallery at: info@m97gallery.com or by phone: (+8621) 6266.1597. Tuesday-Sunday 11am-7pm (Monday by appointment only).
m97画廊荣幸的宣布成都摄影师李俊的最新大幅彩色人物肖像摄影个展《受困》。
李俊的这组《受困2》彩色系列为之前黑白肖像《受困1》的延伸。在《受困1》里，摄影师通过捕捉川剧戏子盛装站在后台的情景，带出了他们的那份难以名状的孤立和期待。《受困2》彩色系列继续拓展了这种情感。被拍摄对象处在社会和个人情感的各个困境。和传统肖像摄影手法不同的是，李俊不拍摄他们脸上的表情，而是集中于他们的肢体，呈现给观众一种更为物理，情感和思维上的孤立和受困。
被拍摄对象不情愿的转过头去，似乎在拒绝艺术家以及所处的世界，从而也拒绝观众。照片笼罩着一种伤感，失落，耻辱，沮丧或是愤怒的氛围。正如艺术家自己所说：“我希望这是一些和现实层面更贴近的彩色图片，具有物理上的意义——块状、凝结、坚实。但是在心理内核的感觉上、孱弱而伤感。”
李俊生于重庆，毕业于重庆师范大学，之后任职于中央美术学院摄影工作市，现生活和工作于成都。
如果您需要更多相关摄影作品，约见或者其他媒体需要，请联系m97画廊: 请电邮至： info@m97gallery.com 或者 电话至(+8621) 6266.1597. 开放时间：星期二到星期天 上午10:30 - 下午18:30
