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Zhang Huan — Skin (20 Self Portraits)
Zhang Huan

Skin (20 Self Portraits)

A series of twenty silver gelatin prints in which Zhang Huan confronts the viewer with intimate, raw self-portraits that explore the body as a site of endurance and vulnerability. The grainy, monochromatic surface of the photographs emphasizes the texture of skin itself, blurring the boundary between the photographic medium and the human form it captures. Through repetition and subtle variation, the work meditates on identity, impermanence, and the physical self as both subject and material.

Medium
silver gelatin print

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2013

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Zhang Huan, Skin (20 Self Portraits)

A series of twenty silver gelatin prints in which Zhang Huan confronts the viewer with intimate, raw self-portraits that explore the body as a site of endurance and vulnerability. The grainy, monochromatic surface of the photographs emphasizes the texture of skin itself, blurring the boundary between the photographic medium and the human form it captures. Through repetition and subtle variation, the work meditates on identity, impermanence, and the physical self as both subject and material.

Medium
silver gelatin print
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Performance Art, Male Artist, Chinese Artist, Conceptual Art, Body Art, Contemporary Artist, Late 20th Century, Silver Gelatin Print, Self-Portrait, Black and White

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