Ren Hang is a young talented 26 year old photographer based out of Beijing, producing beautifully provocative work. As you can imagine being a radical artist in China can be a tricky. Recently the country just banned Katy Perry from their airwaves for being too vulgar. But this hasn't seemed to stop Ren Hang from flooding his website with erected penises, lactating breasts, and butt hole galore.
In China sex is a taboo. No one talks about sex in China, nudes are completely banned. Ren Hang asks, "Why can't we talk about sex?" "It's just part of life, like eating or sleeping." Something Americans don't even blink a eye at, sex has become just a part of our culture.
During shoots Hang just expects authorities will be called, dealing with harassment on a constant bases, and his website has been shut down multiple times. This is just something Hang has came to expect. But he continues to shoot in China, it's his homeland and he feels a great connection with the people there. Ren Hang is a true Chinese rebel and a great example of the tragic struggle of still living in a country with strong rules. It's a good thing too because his photos are beautiful, he desexualizes the human body and turns them into something beautiful, funny, hairy, human sculpture like, and real. Ren has a open mind when he is shooting, nothing is planned, and he creates stunning poses just on impulse. He thinks that the we came into this world naked, its our most purest form. His goal is to embrace this form and cherish it. Hang has been an inspiration for a whole group of uprising artist in China. With his homeland being extremely conservative and its codes for art and communication do not accept his work. He isn't even allowed to exhibit his work in China. What better way to introduce his work to the states by inviting him to come show his work at Cornish. Take a look at a photos, they speak for themselves.
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