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Since its inception, photography has continuously shaped the way we perceive the world, evolving from the thoughtful compositions of the film era to the convenience and freedom of the mobile imaging era, with each photograph carrying its own emotional resonance and narrative. Technological advancement has catalyzed profound changes in photography, expanding creative boundaries and enabling more diverse forms of artistic expression while revolutionizing photographic aesthetics. With the advent of the mobile imaging era, rapid dissemination of diverse aesthetic styles has enabled us to capture life's moments spontaneously, transforming ordinary instances into precious memories through these light yet authentic images.

 

Today, through our mobile phones, we engage our bodies and senses to convey our perception of self and the world around us. vivo's mobile imaging technology not only captures what the eye sees but transcends it, encouraging users to perceive the world with their hearts and discover the vibrant moments in life. Whether it's layered mountain ranges, stars twinkling in the night sky, or friends journeying together, photography serves as a bridge connecting individuals with the external world. Each time we press the shutter, the image becomes a medium for dialogue between heart and world, eternally preserving fleeting moments in the river of time.

 

The heart serves as the negative for our images, containing the depth and warmth of life, with each photograph acting as an emotional seal. This exhibition, through five sections - “Innovation”, “Vision”, “Eternity”, “Suddenness”, and “Emotion” - approaches photography from the perspective of heart, integrating diverse cultures and regional life scenes to showcase the infinite possibilities of mobile imaging. At this moment, during the Jimei × Arles International Photo Festival, vivo cordially invites creators worldwide to participate in the 2025 vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards, encouraging them to observe and experience life with their hearts, freely unleashing their imagination and creative passion. Starting from the heart, pick up your phone, and capture one more moment.

Born 1968, Fujian, China. Lives and works between Kyoto, Beijing and Xiamen.

 

RongRong is a contemporary photographer and the co-founder and co-director of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, the co-founder of Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival.

 

RongRong’s well-known works include East Village and Ruins, as well as several subsequent collaborations with his Japanese wife and photographic partner inri since 2000: In Fujisan, Liulitun, Caochangdi and Tsumari Story. Their work explores the beauty of the human body in nature and the urban environment, as well as the development of his family. His photos are in the collections of MoMA, Tate Modern, the Getty Museum, the Myriam Guy Ullens Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Photography, the Mori Art Museum, and several other distinguished private foundations.

 

In June 2007, RongRong&inri established the very first non-profit museum dedicated to photography in China, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre. Over the years, RongRong has played an active role in programming and curating cross-disciplinary exhibitions, seminars and salons for established and emerging photographers both in mainland China and overseas, such as the launching of "Caochangdi Photospring: Arles in Beijing" for three consecutive years, “Nobuyoshi Araki: Sentimental Journey/Decadence in Paradise”, as well as the most celebrated Three Shadows Photography Award (TSPA). In 2015, RongRong co-founded with Sam Stourdzé(former director of the Rencontre d’Arles) Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival, the annual festival in Xiamen, Fujian province. RongRong&inri received the Outstanding Contribution to Photography prize at the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards, and the International Award at The 2022 Photographic Society of Japan.