Dayoung Kang

Dayoung Kang

TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“swallow“) © Dayoung Kang, 2009 Dayoung Kang’s swallow series depicts the anonymity and lack of identity in modern society. Faceless characters inhabit the images; unable to communicate with others in the society. The hidden wounds we…

Siyeon Park

Siyeon Park’s series reminds one of August Sander’s portraits of the People of the 20th Century, a typological look at school-going girls in Korea. The girls bear an eerie resemblance to each other, blank stares fixated on their faces. Su-yeon…

Kwon Ji hyun

Kwon Ji hyun

Kwon Ji hyun: I’m so sorry. I’m just, just photographing in the messed up world. Andreas Heinrich: I’m just a small part of the whole. This will accompany me eternally. I will always only be a part of the whole….

Noriko Ishihara

Noriko Ishihara’s works explores the inner human condition. Within our cages lie a multitude of concerns and fears – things that frighten us. The series questions the individual’s inner being and represents them in a whole new light. TOP TO…

Kim Ji-Hye

Kim Ji-Hye approached a subject that affects roughly half the human population – the menstrual cycle. She approached individuals who shared with her their greatest concerns/peeves about it and transformed these stories into caricatures. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Menstrual Cycle“)…

Serry Park

Serry Park’s series, XO pale white, delineates the meaning of objects in our daily lives. A minimalist piece of work, the simplicity of the images hides the amount of effort placed in creating the set. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“XO…

Showcase: Chung-Ang University

Walter Bergmoser, a professor at Chung-Ang University’s Department of Photography, approached me sometime last month to showcase his students’ work which was shown at Bratislava’s Month of Photography. I will be putting up some of the works along the course…

KL Photoawards 2010

A little more than a year ago, the KL Photoawards was launched as a competition to scour the globe for contemporary portrait photography. Time passes so quickly and they’re back once again. The competition is open to both amateurs and…

Of Forest, Sea and Mountain’

Of Forest, Sea and Mountain’ is a collection of images depicting the deconstruction of conventional landscape by three talented photographers Dju-lian Chng, Jovian Lim and Ang Song Nian , which will be exhibited at 2902 Gallery from Nov 25 to…

Chengdu Contemporary Photography

Chengdu Contemporary Photography

© Liu Ke © Chen Chunlin Eight Chinese photographers are having an exhibition from Nov 19 to Dec 31 at the interesting-looking Redstar 35 building in Chengdu. The participating photographers are: Adou, Chen Chunlin, Feng Li, Li Jun, Luo Dan,…

Luke Cassady-Dorion

TOP, from (“2922“)© Luke Cassady-Dorion, 2008 My friend, Luke, in conjunction with H Gallery, is having an exhibition at the EAT ME Art Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been based there for the last couple of years (learning lots…

Wong Hoy Cheong: Days of Our Lives

Playing for Dying Mother, 2009 After Puvis de Chavannes’ “Jean Cavalier jouant le choral de Luther devant sa mere mourante,” 1851 Reading, 2009 After Henri Fantin-Latour’s “La Lecture”, 1877 The Charity Lady, 2009 After Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s “La Dame de Charite,”…

Rinko Kawauchi – Condensation

TOP, untitled, 2009 © Rinko Kawauchi Rinko Kawauchi would be having an exhibition at Mountain Fold Gallery in New York for an entire month. The show, “Condensation”, is a collection of new and old works from the Japanese photographer. I’ve…

Tsukasa Yokozawa

TOP TO BOTTOM, “Approach Lights #3“, “On White #1“, “On the Margin” © Tsukasa Yokozawa, 1999-2005 Tsukasa Yokozawa is a Japanese photographer living and working in New York. A selection of his works from various series are currently on exhibition…

Chinese Photographers Wanted

The Tao Gallery in Hong Kong is looking for new/young Chinese photographers working primarily in black and white along contemporary themes. Interested parties can send a pdf portfolio to Scott Minick via email. Good luck to everyone who’s applying!