Organizer: Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
Artist: Zhang Gengqi
Academic consultant: Zhu Xianmin
Academic host: Li Yefu
Exhibition director: RongRong
Curator: Zou Zou
Opening: 15:00, Oct 12, 2019
Duration: Oct 12 – 19, 2019
Location: Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (155ACaochangdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015)
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre is delighted to present the exhibition “Always Like This” by photographer Zhang Gengqi. The exhibition centers on Zhang’s images of horses. Over the years, he has photographed them obsessively, using his unique language to describe their tempers and habits with rare sensitivity.
Zhang’s images transcend more familiar depictions of horses – they also express his own feelings and musings on the relationships between man and nature and between society and man.
Zhang’s eyes detect deeper emotions and humanlike expressions on the faces of horses. These are not just representations of speed, agility, and strength, nor the lionization of these creatures. They place them as components of a broader ecosystem of contemporary life.
ABOUT the ARTIST
Zhang Gengqi was born in Beijing in 1954. He has been engaged in documentary photography for nearly 30 years, and in 2013 began his series about horses. He has held a large number of leadership roles within the Chinese photography world, including Director of the Chinese Entrepreneur Photography Society, Deputy Secretary General of Beijing Photographic Art Association, Vice Chairman of the Huaxia Art Association, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Public Welfare Photography Association, and Vice Chairman of Photographers Branch of CHINA. In addition, he is a member of the China Photographers Association, the Chinese Photographic Art Society, and the China Photojournalist Society.
EXHIBITIONS
2019
27th Photo LA
“Always Like This”- 2019 Zhang Gengqi Solo Photography Exhibition
2017
“Spirit of The Horse”- Zhang Gengqi SoloPhotography Exhibition
2016
Chinese Entrepreneur Photography SocietyTheme Photography Exhibition
The 7th Photo Exhibition of DatongExhibition Center of China Photo Exhibition Hall
Luxi Art Association ImageExhibition. France
2015
Beijing International Photography Week
Ping Yao International Photography Festival
Photo exhibition at the ChinaPhotographers Association Exhibition Hall
Photo exhibition at PekingUniversity Exhibition Hall
2014
Beijing International Photography Week
“Five horses contend, Pentium China” exhibition
Ping Yao International PhotographyFestival
AWARDS
2019 China · Liudingshan Cup Huaxia Art, GoldenRooster Award
2018 China · Liudingshan Cup Huaxia Art, GoldenRooster Award
2017 China · Liudingshan Cup Huaxia Art, GoldenRooster Award
2016 Hong Kong’s 6th National Photography Creation, Golden Dragon Award
2015 Chinese Art Golden Horse Award
The 2nd Xinyang Renji Cup, Excellence Award
2014 China White Horse Country Culture Festival
“China Photography” magazine Beijing Film Friendship Association, second prize