Huang Guai’er

1994 Born in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province

2016 Graduated from the Psychology and Forensic Science of Syracuse University with a Bachelor’s degrees

2018 Graduated from the Photography Department of Parsons School of Design of  the New School with a Master’s degree

Currently works and lives in New York

Wang Runzhong

1995 Born in Wuhu, Anhui Province

2016 Graduated from Automation Engineering and TV Directing of Communica    tion University of China with Bachelor’s degrees

2018 Graduated from the Photography Department of Parsons School of Design of  the New School with a Master’s degree

Currently works and lives in New York

GROUP EXHIBITION

2018

2018 Art Nova 100, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China

European Literature Night, Czech Center New York/Bohemian National Hall, New York

Three Shadows Photography Award Exhibition, Three Shadows Photography Art Center, Beijing, China

AMNUA International Exhibition of Photography, Screen Refreshing. Labor, Art Museum of Nanjing University of Arts, Nanjing, China

The Reconfigured Selfhood, Hunter College 205 Gallery, New York, USA

2017

“Open Books: A New Dialogue”, Connecticut Collage Library, New London, USA

20th Chinese Cuttting-Edge Contemporary Photography Exhibition Top 20, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China

Lishui International Photo Festival, "If Art Could Start Over", Lishui, Zhejiang, China

Chinese multimedia art duo, Huang Guai’er and Wang Runzhong, work and live in New York City. Their work covers various fields and different topics interrogate the ontological meaning of photography, as well as explore the possibilities of contemporary photography. As Chinese artists they attach importance to their cultural and political identities in the world, and attempt to discuss the current globalization of language, knowledge and power structures. Their work also discusses the dissolved boundary between real life and virtual worlds under the influence of technological development and social changes. Using multiple mediums including photography, videos, performance art, sculptures and books –– their work contextualizes art into philosophical and political theories to challenge people’s presuppositions of photography and its patterns, as well as questioning the increasingly ocular-centric society.