Northing – Centre for East Asian Art and Culture is thrilled to present Wild as a Hare (野兔南歌), a retrospective exhibition of the acclaimed Chinese photographer Lin Zhipeng (also known as No.223).
Over more than two decades, Lin has documented the intimate and often conflicting lives of a generation of Chinese people who have witnessed their society shift from being relatively open and liberal to increasingly restrictive and repressive.
Against this reversing trend in social and cultural development, Lin Zhipeng continues to lead the fine art photography scene in China with his seemingly boundless creative energy and his passion for the sparkle of beauty and love in everyday life. True and intuitive to his unique visual language, Lin remains dedicated to challenging boundaries.
This exhibition at Northing is designed as an immersive experience that evokes the privacy of a southern Chinese household, with images and atmospheres that have defined Lin Zhipeng’s artistic career. Some of the works—due to their explicit visual expression—have never before been exhibited or published in his home country.
About the artist:
Lin Zhipeng, also known as No.223, was born in 1979 in Shantou, Guangdong, and is currently based in Beijing. He is a photographer, writer, and independent publisher. As a calm observer of multiple identities and life transitions, Lin captures the people, places, and experiences around him—documenting everything from fleeting moments to the complexities of life, form, and growth.
Lin Zhipeng has been featured in documentaries by ARTE France (La Chine dans l’objectif) and NHK Japan (China Through the Lens of Youth). His work has been exhibited at numerous art fairs and museums worldwide, including Unseen Amsterdam, Paris Photo Fair, Photo Basel, and Copenhagen Photo Festival, as well as at prestigious venues such as the ICP New York, MEP Paris, Art Gallery of Western Australia, and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. Recent solo exhibitions have been held at The Delaware Contemporary (USA), Canton-Sardine Gallery (Vancouver), Akio Nagasawa Gallery (Tokyo), The Walther Collection (Ulm), In Between (Paris), Galerie Kitsuné (New York), M97 Gallery (Shanghai), de Sarthe Gallery (Beijing), Stieglitz19 (Antwerp), Migrant Bird Gallery (Berlin), and Glenda Cinquegrana (Milan).
As part of his art practice, Lin has published photography books in China, France, Canada, Japan, and Italy. His book No.223 was named one of the best photography books of 2012 by PHOTOEYE, and Sour Strawberries was listed among the best photography books of 2018 by El País (Spain).
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